Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lightweight hose
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Application No.: US16394603Application Date: 2019-04-25
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Publication No.: US11022238B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Andrew P. Block , Steve Stokes
- Applicant: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
- Applicant Address: FI Helsinki
- Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
- Current Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
- Current Assignee Address: FI Helsinki
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F16L11/08
- IPC: F16L11/08 ; B29C48/10 ; B29C48/18 ; F16L33/01 ; B29L23/00 ; B32B1/08

Abstract:
Systems and apparatuses include a tubular body of a garden hose assembly. The tubular body includes an inner tube including an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface defines an interior passageway of the garden hose assembly. The tubular body further includes an outer tube including an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface surrounds the outer surface of the inner tube. The tubular body further includes a reinforcement layer including a helical pattern spiraling in at least one direction around the outer surface of the outer tube. The tubular body further includes an inner cover including an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface surrounds the reinforcement layer. The tubular body further includes an outer cover including an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface surrounds the outer surface of the inner cover.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190331261A1 LIGHTWEIGHT HOSE Public/Granted day:2019-10-31
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