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Protective collar for hose connections

  • US 5,527,071 A
  • Filed: 11/15/1994
  • Issued: 06/18/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A removable, re-usable protective collar separately attachable to each of two mating hose connections or ferrules for preventing damage to hose connections or ferrules whether the hose connections or ferrules are connected together or unconnected, comprising:

  • a disk with a smooth, substantially circular outer periphery of a diameter greater than the maximum diameter of the hose connection (ferrule), said disk having a central substantially circular bore of a diameter substantially the same as the minimum diameter of the hose connection (ferrule),said disk being axially split into two mirror-image halves,said disk also having holes whose axes lie transverse to the axis of said circular bore, andfasteners sized to fit into said holes, thereby joining said mirror-image halves securely together,said mirror-image halves being joined together by said fasteners thus securely engaging the hose connection (ferrule) within said central bore,such that the hose connection (ferrule) is kept off the floor or ground by said disk and protected from being damaged by being dropped on the floor whether the hose connections or ferrules are connected together or unconnected and such that the hose connections or ferrules may be disconnected without removing said protective collar.

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