Patent ID: 9033677
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A62C,F04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process of removing air from a fire hose interior comprising the following steps, but not necessarily in the order shown: (A) providing at least one fire hose section with a hollow interior that continuously connects two open ends; (B) providing a fire hose adapter that reversibly connects to one open end of the fire hose section, wherein a stream of pressurized air passing through the fire hose adapter further induces air present in the interior of the fire hose section to pass through the fire hose adapter to exit to an external environment; (C) connecting the fire hose adapter to the fire hose section at one of the open ends; (D) sealing the remaining open end in a manner that prevents the passage of any fluid or gas through the sealed remaining open end and into the hollow interior; and (E) passing the stream of pressurized air through the fire hose adapter to cause the air present in the interior of the fire hose section to enter into and pass through the fire hose adapter to be subsequently ejected out to the external environment to collapse the fire hose into a compacted state.