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A flexible hose comprising a main fluid retaining carcass and a secondary carcass enclosing at least part of the main carcass, said secondary carcass being constructed to expand radially relative to said main carcass on leakage of fluid from said main carcass. Said hose includes means to control the

A flexible hose comprising a main fluid retaining carcass and a secondary carcass enclosing at least part of the main carcass, said secondary carcass being constructed to expand radially relative to said main carcass on leakage of fluid from said main carcass. Said hose includes means to control the radial expansion of said secondary carcass in a predetermined manner; said means may comprise localized bonding of said main and secondary carcasses and/or localized circumferential reinforcement of the secondary carcass.

대표청구항 ▼

A flexible hose comprising a main fluid retaining carcass, a secondary fluid retaining carcass which encloses at least part of said main carcass and is capable of expanding radially relative to said main carcass in response to leakage of fluid from said main carcass and means to control radial expan

A flexible hose comprising a main fluid retaining carcass, a secondary fluid retaining carcass which encloses at least part of said main carcass and is capable of expanding radially relative to said main carcass in response to leakage of fluid from said main carcass and means to control radial expansion of said secondary carcass relative to said main carcass at positions spaced axially along the length of the hose comprising a bonding of said secondary carcass to said main carcass at said positions spaced axially along the length of said hose.