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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Bo Vork Nielsen, Fäborg, DK;
Joshua Spalding, Bradenton, FL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An air hose includes a first component, a second, elastic component and one or more fastening positions and/or a continuous fastener. The first component has a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends of the first component define a first component length therebetween. The second component has a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends of the second component define a second component length therebetween. The one or more fastening positions and/or continuous fastener extends along the second component length and fastens the second component to the first component in an axial direction of the air hose. The air hose is operable between a first condition in which the second component length is less than the first component length and is collapsible in a radial direction, and a second condition in which the second component length is the same as the first component length and the first component is held against a biasing force of the second component such that the air hose is open in the radial direction.