Patent ID: 7231941
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A hose for transporting a fluid, the hose having a connecting end portion in which a rigid mating pipe provided with an annular bulged portion that is bulged radially outwardly is fitted for connection with the hose, the hose comprising: an axially elongated tubular hose body, a resin layer on an inner side of the tubular hose body, the resin layer forming a barrier layer having permeation resistance to fluid transported in the hose, and an elastic sealing membrane coating an inner surface of the connecting end portion of the hose, the elastic sealing membrane providing a seal between the connecting end portion of the hose and the mating pipe by elastic contact with an outer surface of the mating pipe, wherein the elastic sealing membrane is disposed on the inner surface of the connecting end portion so as to contact the bulged portion of the mating pipe; and wherein the elastic sealing membrane is axially spaced apart from an outer edge of the connecting end portion of the hose.