Patent ID: 8450667

Claim:
A flexible, electrically heatable hose extending along a longitudinal axis in a hose direction and configured for containing a flowable medium, said hose comprising: an elongated electrical conductor extending in a helical shape in the hose direction to define a winding direction; said electrical conductor being embedded in a braid, said braid including first and second strands, said first strands extending in a helical shape in the hose direction in a first strands winding direction that is the same as the winding direction of the electrical conductor, said second strands extending in a helical shape in the hose direction in a second strands winding direction that is the opposite of the winding direction of the electrical conductor, said electrical conductor presenting a pitch angle of the first strands and of the second strands that extends in a helical shape in the hose direction, said pitch angle being between 50° and 80°, wherein the electrical conductor comprises a heating element, said electrical conductor being thermally conductively connected to an inner hose used to carry the medium to be heated in the hose direction.