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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert McIntosh, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138109 ; 138121 ; 285286 ;
Abstract
A flexible metal hose assembly includes a corrugated tube surrounded by a braid. A modified braid ring is mechanically interconnected with an annular hex member. The modified braid ring is then located at the ends of the tube braid and welded to a fitting. The annular hex member of the modified braid ring still provides wrench flats to facilitate make up of the fitting.