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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Teknor Apex Company, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Inventors:
Roland Ruprecht, Attleboro, MA (US);
Paul Kroushl, Franklin, MA (US);
Timothy L. Chapman, Stanton, TN (US);
Maryellen Cox, Cranston, RI (US);
Assignee:
TEKNOR APEX COMPANY, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/00 (2006.01); F16L 11/20 (2006.01); F16L 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/20 (2013.01); F16L 11/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hose assembly, preferably a garden hose assembly, preferably having an inner tube in contact with and covered by an outer tube or jacket, wherein the jacket is not bonded, connected or attached to the inner tube between and couplers of the hose assembly, and wherein the inner tube includes a modified thermoplastic composition that exhibits desirable characteristics including fatigue resistance, abrasion resistance, and puncture resistance.