Hose construction and fastening member therefor

• US 5,388,872 A
• Filed: 11/12/1993
• Issued: 02/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fluid Routing Solutions Incorporated (Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Dayco Products LLC
• Inventors: Pearson, Charles S., Snyder, Jon H., Campo, Manuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Arola, Dave W.
• Application Number:
  US08/152,336
• Time in Patent Office: 459 Days
• Field of Search: 285/252, 285/253, 285/906, 285/915, 285/921, 285/236, 24/20 R, 24/20 EE, 24/14, 24/304, 24/283, 24/279, 24/270, 29/450, 29/453, 29/525.1
• US Class Current: 285/253
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 33/03 Self-locking elastic clips
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 33/06 in which the threaded pin is rigid with the hose-encircling member
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 33/08 in which a worm coacts with a part of the hose-encircling member that is toothed like a worm-wheel
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 285/906 Equivalents
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 285/915 Mastic
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 285/921 Snap-fit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1449 Wire
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/33 having adhesive fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49876 by snap fit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49952 At least one part is nonmetallic

Abstract

A hose construction, fastening member therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a tubular flexible hose having opposite ends and an outer peripheral surface, a fastening member, and a clamping unit fastened to one of the ends of the hose with the fastening member for substantially circumferentially and radially inwardly clamping the one end onto a member that has been inserted into the one end, the fastening member having a part thereof secured to the outer peripheral surface of the hose and having a recess therein that receives part of the clamping unit therein, the fastening member having snap-fit structure for holding the part of the clamping unit in the recess thereof before the fastening member is secured to the hose.

Claims

1. In a hose construction comprising a tubular flexible hose having opposite ends and an outer peripheral surface means, fastening means, and a clamping means fastened to one of said ends of said hose with said fastening means for substantially circumferentially and radially inwardly clamping said one end onto a member that has been inserted into said one end, said fastening means comprising a fastening member having a part thereof secured to said outer peripheral surface means of said hose and having recess means therein that receives part of said clamping means therein, the improvement wherein said fastening member has means for holding said part of said clamping means in said recess means before said fastening member is secured to said hose, said fastening member having opposed ends, said recess means extending throughout the length of said fastening member and interrupting said opposed ends of said fastening member, said means for holding said part of said clamping means in said recess means comprising projection means of said fastening member that extends over part of said recess means throughout the entire length thereof.

2. A hose construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fastening member has means for preventing rotation of said clamping member on said hose.

3. A hose construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said recess means of said fastening member permits said clamping member to be rotatable on said hose within certain limits thereof.

4. A hose construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said recess means comprises a single recess.

5. A hose construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said recess means comprises a plurality of recesses disposed in spaced apart substantially parallel relation.

6. A hose construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fastening member has a surface means disposed between said opposed ends thereof, said recess means interrupting said surface means.

7. A hose construction as set forth in claim 6 wherein said surface means of said fastening member comprises said part thereof that is secured to said hose.

8. A hose construction as set forth in claim 6 wherein said surface means of said fastening member is arcuate between said opposed ends.

9. In a fastening means for a hose construction comprising a tubular flexible hose having opposite ends and an outer peripheral surface means, and a clamping means fastened to one of said ends of said hose with said fastening means for substantially circumferentially and radially inwardly clamping said one end onto a member that has been inserted into said one end, said fastening means comprising a fastening member having a part thereof adapted to be secured to said outer peripheral surface means of said hose and having recess means therein that is adapted to receive part of said clamping means therein, the improvement wherein said fastening member has means adapted for holding said part of said clamping means in said recess means before said fastening member is secured to said hose, said fastening member having opposed ends, said recess means extending throughout the length of said fastening member and interrupting said opposed ends of said fastening member, said means for holding said part of said clamping means in said recess means comprising projection means of said fastening member that extends over part of said recess means throughout the entire length thereof.

10. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 9 wherein said fastening member has means for preventing movement of said clamping member in said recess means once said clamping member has been disposed in said recess means.

11. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 9 wherein said recess means of said fastening member permits said clamping member to move in said recess means within certain limits once said clamping member is disposed in said recess means.

12. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 9 wherein said recess means comprises a single recess.

13. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 9 wherein said recess means comprises a plurality of recesses disposed in spaced apart substantially parallel relation.

14. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 9 wherein said fastening member has a surface means disposed between said opposed ends thereof, said recess means interrupting said surface means.

15. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 14 wherein said surface means of said fastening member comprise said part thereof that is adapted to be secured to said hose.

16. A fastening means for a hose construction as set forth in claim 14 wherein said surface means of said fastening member is arcuate between said opposed ends.