Patent ID: 8894786

Claim:
A process for making a hose, comprising the steps of: forming an inner liner having an exterior and coating said exterior thereof with adhesive; forming an outer jacket by weaving, in a twill weave pattern, warp and weft yarns made of liquid crystal polymer fibers; extruding polyurethane onto said woven warp and weft yarns made of said liquid crystal polymer fibers of said outer jacket, wherein said extruded polyurethane extends between said warp and weft yarns forming polyurethane pillars in said outer jacket; inserting said inner liner coated with said adhesive within said outer jacket; and, pressurizing said inner liner with steam expanding said inner liner and said adhesive into engagement with: said warp and weft yarns made of said liquid crystal polymer fibers of said outer jacket, and, said polyurethane pillars of said outer jacket.