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Hose for conveying fluid

  • US 10,267,439 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2016
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A refuelling hose for air-to-air refuelling, the refuelling hose comprising:

  • a wall defining a fuel carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable integrated into said wall,wherein the wall comprises an inner fuel carrying tube and an outer protective sheath, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is positioned between the inner fuel carrying tube and the outer protective sheath,wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is wound around the inner fuel carrying tube to define a helical path along the refuelling hose,wherein the power and/or data transmission cable comprises a plurality of spaced insulated wires encased in a sleeve of low friction material to allow movement of the plurality of spaced insulated wires relative to the sleeve when the power and/or data transmission cable is subject to bending, andwherein the refuelling hose further comprises an intermediate connecting collar attachable to a distal end of the refuelling hose, the intermediate connecting collar comprising first electrical terminals to connect the power and/or data transmission cable to conductors in the intermediate connecting collar, and second electrical terminals to connect the conductors to a user definable module that can be removably attached to the refuelling hose via the intermediate connecting collar.

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