Fire hose capable of transmitting signals

• US 5,044,445 A
• Filed: 06/07/1990
• Issued: 09/03/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Funayama & Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Funayama & Company Limited
• Inventors: Kayahara, Isao
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/534,269
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 169/24, 169/52, 169/91, 239/289, 138/103, 138/108, 174/47, 439/191, 439/192, 439/194, 439/195
• US Class Current: 169/52
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 33/00 Hose accessories

Abstract

A fire hose containing an electrical wire therein for transmitting signals. Terminals for connecting cable ways are mounted at both ends of the wire. Therefore, when one hose containing the wire is connected to another similar hose, terminals are also connected to terminals in another hose so as to make a single cable way. The use of such a hose enables a fireman holding a nozzle of the hose to control a pump located apart from the nozzle.

Claims

1. A hose comprising:

an elongate, hollow hose section;

a metal connecting fitting at each end of the hose section for connecting the hose to another hose or fitting;

a wire supporting member mounted inside each connecting fitting;

an electrical wire disposed within the hose section, each end of the electrical wire penetrating an associated one of the wire supporting members, the portion of the electrical wire extending between the supporting members being freely displaceable relative to the hose section; and

connector means on the ends of the electrical wire penetrating the wire supporting members, for connecting cableways at each end of the hose.

2. A hose as in claim 1, wherein the wire supporting members support the ends of the electrical wire substantially centrally within each connecting fitting.