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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Rich Hahn, Ortonville, MI (US);
Elvis Alihodzic, New Britain, CT (US);
George Fetzer, Burlington, CT (US);
Rich Hahn, Ortonville, MI (US);
Elvis Alihodzic, New Britain, CT (US);
George Fetzer, Burlington, CT (US);
Kongsberg Actuation Systems II, Inc., Suffield, CT (US);
Abstract
A reinforced hose assembly includes tubular inner layers with a uniform interior radial surface and an exterior radial surface. The tubular inner layer defines a longitudinal axis along a length thereof and comprises a first fluorocarbon polymer. The reinforced hose assembly also includes a bonding layer comprising a second fluorocarbon polymer. The bonding layer is disposed about the exterior radial surface of the tubular inner layer. The reinforced hose assembly also includes a reinforcing element comprising the second fluorocarbon polymer, attached to bonding layer and helically disposed about the tubular inner layer at a predetermined helical pitch measured relative to the longitudinal axis of the tubular inner layer.