Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable and contractible garden hose
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Application No.: US15794662Application Date: 2017-10-26
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Publication No.: US10174870B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Michael J. Berardi
- Applicant: Blue Gentian, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NJ Fairfield
- Assignee: Telebrands Corp.
- Current Assignee: Telebrands Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Fairfield
- Agency: McHale & Slavin, P.A.
- Main IPC: F16L11/12
- IPC: F16L11/12 ; F16L11/04 ; F16L33/01 ; F16L11/00

Abstract:
A hose which automatically expands longitudinally and automatically expands laterally upon the application of a pressurized liquid is disclosed. The hose can automatically expand longitudinally up to six times its unexpanded or contracted length. Upon release of the pressurized liquid within the hose, the hose will automatically contract to a contracted condition. The hose includes an inner tube made from an elastic material and an outer tube made from a non-elastic material. The inner tube is positioned concentrically within the outer tube in both a contracted condition and an expanded condition. The outer tube is secured to the inner tube only at a first end of the inner and outer tubes and at a second end of the inner and outer tubes. The outer tube moves laterally and longitudinally with respect to the inner tube when the tubes are transitioning between a contracted condition and an expanded condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180045340A1 Expandable and contractible garden hose Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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