Pipes and tubular conduits – Reinforced
Patent
1988-11-14
1990-10-30
Bryant, III, James E.
Pipes and tubular conduits
Reinforced
138103, 138109, 138122, 138139, 138173, 138DIG8, F16L 1114, F16L 5700
Patent
active
049662023
ABSTRACT:
A shape retention hose contruction and method of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a length of flexible tubular hose formed mainly of polymeric material and having opposite end portions and an intermediate body portion that defines internal and external peripheral surfaces of said hose, and a shape retention unit carried by the hose and being adapted to generally retain the shape of the hose construction when the hose and its carried shape retention unit are jointly bent into a particular shape, the shape retention unit comprising a deformable tubular member having opposed ends and a continuous sidewall between the ends that defines an internal and external peripheral surface of the tubular member, the hose and tubular member being telescoped together with the surfaces of the tubular member being disposed closely adjacent the surfaces of the hose.
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Bryan James S.
Rush James B.
Bryant III James E.
Dayco Products Inc.
Tassone Joseph V.
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