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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2000
Minoru Maruyama, Chigasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Fujisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kanagawa Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A hydraulic brake hose assembly for bicycles. A tube for carrying fluid is covered by a fiber mesh layer. The covered tube has a first fitting at a first end of the covered tube, a second fitting at a second end of the covered tube and a coating over the covered tube from the first end to the second end, covering a first point where the first fitting meets the covered tube and covering a second point where the second fitting meets the covered tube. The fluid carrying tube may be formed of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fiber material, such as TEFLON®, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, rubber or any other suitable material. The fiber mesh layer may be formed of a metallic material, such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, or any other suitable non-metallic material, such as carbon fiber, polyamide fiber, such as KEVLAR®, glass fiber, and graphite fiber. The coating may be formed of shrink-fit polyolefin, or any other suitable material. The first and second fittings may be configured and adapted to facilitate removal of the brake hose assembly from a brake system and re-attachment of the brake hose assembly to the brake system, permitting the assembly to be reused. The first and second fittings may also be configured and adapted for removal from the covered tube and replacement on the covered tube.