Patent ID: 6090233
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of repairing an irrigation hose, which comprises:(a) providing a first hose segment and second hose segment, each hose segment having an open end;(b) placing a heat shield into the open end of the first segment of the two hose segments, which said heat shield is flat;(c) inserting the first segment into the open end of the second segment of the hose segments to create an overlapping area; and(d) fusing the first hose segment and the second hose segment at the overlapping area to create a single repaired irrigation hose, said repaired irrigation hose comprising a hose splice wherein the hose splice consists essentially of material from the first hose segment and the second hose segment that have been fused together.