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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1990
Manfred Pawelzik, Soost, DE;
Rudolf Haufe, Menden, DE;
Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH & Co., Hemer, DE;
Abstract
A plumbing fitting has a flexible hose suppliable with water under pressure and having an outer end, an upstream end piece having an upstream side connected to the outer end and a downstream side, and a downstream end piece having a downstream side and an upstream side. An outer sleeve has an upstream end and a downstream end and respective couplings releasably connect the upstream end of the sleeve to the downstream side of the upstream end piece and the downstream end of the sleeve to the upstream side of the downstream end piece. An inner tube having a downstream end connected to the upstream side of the downstream end piece and an upstream end connected to the downstream side of the upstream end piece forms a flow conduit therebetween. Seals are provided at the ends of the tube between same and the respective sides of the end pieces.