Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Floater for marine hose
- Patent Title (中): 船用软管浮子
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Application No.: US12377366Application Date: 2007-08-31
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Publication No.: US08152581B2Publication Date: 2012-04-10
- Inventor: Noriyasu Kato
- Applicant: Noriyasu Kato
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2006-253273 20060919
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/066977 WO 20070831
- International Announcement: WO2008/035559 WO 20080327
- Main IPC: B63B22/00
- IPC: B63B22/00 ; B63B27/24 ; B63B45/00 ; B63B51/02 ; F16L1/24 ; F16L57/00

Abstract:
Provided is a floater for marine hose, which can be easily formed into an annular shape conformable even to marine hoses having variations in the circularity of their cross-section or to marine hoses of different outside diameters. A belt-like floater 1 is formed by rotatably connecting together, by using connection pins 7a, float blocks 2 equal to the number corresponding to the outside diameter of a marine hose 10. A fitting groove is formed on the inner side of the belt-like floater 1. The groove is placed along the outer surface of the marine hose 10 while being fitted onto a location collar 11 projected on the outer surface of the marine hose 10. Then, the end portions of the floater are coupled together by an end coupling member 7b. Thus, the floater 1 is fitted in annular shape onto the marine hose 10.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100216360A1 FLOATER FOR MARINE HOSE Public/Granted day:2010-08-26
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