Gould Inc.

William J Kronschnabel

Anil H Chudgar

Michael A Chermak

A method of hose production and product wherein a thermoplastic core tube having an outer surface has applied thereto a metallic reinforcement equipped with interstices, the assembly thus achieved being heated in selected portions adjacent the outer surface of the tube to soften the tube for migration into the interstices and thereafter cooling the migrant portions to form a uniform mechanical interlock between the core tube and reinforcement and, further, a uniform mechanical interlock between the core tube, reinforcement and cover.

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Manitowoc, WI, United States of America

William J Kronschnabel