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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Luis Roberto Flores Sanches, Sao Paulo, BR;
Waldir Pereira DE Lucena, Sao Paulo, BR;
Mauricio Pinto Spaolonzi, Sao Paulo, BR;
Luis Roberto Flores Sanches, Sao Paulo, BR;
Waldir Pereira de Lucena, Sao Paulo, BR;
Mauricio Pinto Spaolonzi, Sao Paulo, BR;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A flexible seawater suction hose is configured to include a tube body of flexible rubber material reinforced by textile fabric and steel wire. Opposite ends of the tube body are terminated to a respective connector. A steel cable is incorporated within the tube body and extends longitudinally between the opposite tube body ends and attaches to the opposite end connectors. The flexible hose connects at one end to a rigid conduit by means of one connector and extends downward therefrom to a prescribed depth to facilitate extraction of seawater at a desired temperature.