Patent ID: 8667993
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A flexible conduit having a luminescent exterior element, said flexible conduit comprising: a flexible conduit having an exterior region, wherein said flexible conduit has a length and is constructed from one or more materials, in any combination, selected from the group of materials consisting of rubber, thermoplastic, a plastic film, a fabric, a woven textile, a non-woven textile, metal, foil and a composite material; and at least one spirally shaped luminescent element including a luminescent material, disposed on and in contact with but not attached to said exterior region of said flexible conduit, wherein said luminescent element is a separate and removable luminescent element, separate and removable from said flexible conduit and disposed about said exterior region of said flexible conduit, wherein said flexible conduit is generally circular shaped and wherein said separate and removable luminescent element is a spirally shaped luminescent element spirally wound onto and around but not attached to at least a portion of said length of said exterior region of said generally circular shaped flexible conduit.