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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2004
Joel Aron Witz, Newdigate, GB;
David Charles Cox, Thornton Heath, GB;
Gerard Anthony Hall, Buckley, GB;
Matthew Vernon Ridolfi, Houston, TX (US);
Anthony James Wort, London, GB;
Richard James Anthony Smith, Tarrant Hinton, GB;
Joel Aron Witz, Newdigate, GB;
David Charles Cox, Thornton Heath, GB;
Gerard Anthony Hall, Buckley, GB;
Matthew Vernon Ridolfi, Houston, TX (US);
Anthony James Wort, London, GB;
Richard James Anthony Smith, Tarrant Hinton, GB;
Abstract
An end fitting () for terminating an end of a hose comprising a tubular body of flexible material arranged between inner and outer helical wires, characterized in that the end fitting comprises: an inner member () adapted to be disposed at least partially within the hose; and a hose engaging member () adapted to press against the inner memberto retain the hose between itself and the inner member (). The end fitting also includes a separate means for retaining one or more layers of the hose, the retaining means comprising an outer retaining member () adapted to press against an inner retaining member () to retain the or each layer of the hose between the outer and inner retaining members () of the retaining means.