Patent ID: 7527305
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: F01N,F16L,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hose connector for use with a vehicle exhaust hose comprising: a first conduit; a second conduit; a sleeve section connected to said first conduit and said second conduit and being constructed and arranged to span a space between said first conduit and said second conduit, said sleeve section defining a sidewall opening; an outer slip ring positioned around said sleeve section, said outer slip ring being rotatable relative to said sleeve section and defining a sidewall opening; an inner sleeve attached to one of said first conduit and said second conduit and including a moveable end extending across the sidewall opening of said sleeve section; and wherein when the sidewall opening of said outer slip ring overlaps a portion of the sidewall opening of said sleeve section, and when said moveable end moves off of said sidewall opening of said sleeve section, ambient air is allowed to flow through said sidewall openings.