IMPROVEMENTS IN "HOSE OR TUBING
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDWARD LIVINGSTON PERRY, residing at 93 Carroll Street in the City of
Paterson, County of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, in the United States of
America, gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN "HOSE OR TUBING," and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of my invention showing the fibrous
covering and wire coil partly removed and
Figure 2 a longitudinal section thereof.
The present invention has relation to that class of hose or tubing provided upon
its exterior with an armor composed of a wire coil and the object thereof is to
provide means for protecting the coiled wire and holding it in place, and at the
same time add strength and comeliness to its appearance.
The invention therefore consists in a covering of cotton or other suitable fibrous
material, either woven or knitted, placed around the wire covered hose or tubing as
will be hereinafter described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings A represents a section of hose or tubing of rubber
or other flexible material provided upon its exterior with a spiral coil B of wire.
This coil B is continuous and fastened at either end to the hose or tubing A
the interior diameter of the wire coil being slightly greater than the exterior
diameter of said hose or tubing to leave a space between the two to allow of
expansion of the hose or tubing without pressing against the wire coil sufficiently to
injure it.
Although such construction of the wire coi lbeing preferable, it is not absolutely
essential and therefore in place of the continuous wire coil as shown, any formn of
wire armor or covering may be substituted without departing from the principle
of my invention.
The ends of the wire coil B may be fastened in any convenient manner, in the
present case, the ends being secured to the hose or tubing by a material of rubber
placed thereon and afterwards vulcanized.
Around the wire coil, B, I place a covering. C, of fibrous material preferably of
hard twisted cotton either braided or woven around the outer surface of the wire
covered hose or tubing thus resembling in appearance the cotton hose commonly

page_text: in use and protecting the wire coil from rust or injury, the covering also serving
to hold the same more securely in place while the hose or tubing is materially
strengthened and rendered more effective.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A flexible hose or tubing provided with an armor of wire and an exterior
covering of suitable fibrous material substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. A flexible hose or tubing provided with an armor consisting of a continuous
wire coil fastened at its ends and an exterior covering of fibrous material substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
3. A flexible hose or tubing provided with an armor consisting of a wire coil and
an exterior covering of hard twisted cotton or other fibrous material braided or
woven around said wire covered hose or tubing substantially as and for the purpose
specified.