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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:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin C. Assenheimer, Bucyrus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dayco Products, LLC, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/100 ;
Abstract
An assembly of a flexible elastomeric fluid conveying hose which comprises a rigid coupling and a member extending partially into the hose body. A stress relief member, in the form of a helical spring, is mounted directly on the coupling member and also inserted into the body to prevent kinking or collapsing of the hose. The rigid coupling may also be of the swivel type of various configurations.