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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. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Kirik, Jr., Union City, PA (US);
Assignee:
Snap-Tite Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/100 ;
Abstract
Nylon reinforced or polyester reinforced fire hose is secured to a coupling or shank by heating the fire hose to at least 270° F. with a wrap-around electric heating apparatus. The heating apparatus heats the fire hose for the period of time necessary to shrink fit the fire hose to the coupling or shank. Shrink fitting the fire hose to the coupling eliminates pinching of the fire hose and prevents leakage.