Patent ID: 6907906

Claim:
A flexible hose ( 10 ) comprising a flexible material ( 14 ), the flexible material ( 14 ) comprising multiple layers and a reinforcing rod ( 12 ) positioned externally of the outermost layer of the flexible material ( 14 ) and bonded to the outermost layer of the flexible material ( 14 ), the flexible material ( 14 ) being formed with terminal ends ( 18 ), the improvement being characterized by: the reinforcing rod ( 12 ) having at least one terminal end ( 16 ) being located short of the terminal ends ( 18 ) of the flexible material ( 14 ), the flexible material ( 14 ) thus becoming a soft cuff ( 20 ) adapted to be received by a hose fitting, the hose having a minimum and a maximum outer diameter, the maximum outer diameter created by the reinforcing rod, and the hose having an imprinted indent ( 50 ) extending through the length of the soft cuff ( 20 ).