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Thermoplastic reinforced hose construction

  • US 20020100516A1
  • Filed: 01/08/2002
  • Published: 08/01/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A flexible hose adapted for conveying fluids under pressure, said hose extending in an axial direction along a central longitudinal axis to an indefinite length, and in a radial direction circumferentially about said longitudinal axis, said hose comprising:

  • a core tube having a circumferential inner core tube surface and an opposing circumferential outer core tube surface;

    a first reinforcement layer surrounding the outer core tube surface, said first reinforcement layer being formed of one or more filaments of at least a first fiber; and

    at least a second fiber reinforcement layer surrounding said first reinforcement layer, said second reinforcement layer being formed of one or more filaments of at least a second fiber, wherein said second reinforcement layer is bonded to said first reinforcement layer by a bonding agent, only a portion of the filaments of said first reinforcement layer and of said second reinforcement layer being wetted by said bonding agent.

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