Patent ID: 8291939

Claim:
A heated hose assembly, comprising: a flexible hose body having an inner wall, an outer wall, a first end portion and a second end portion; a first and a second heating wires each extending longitudinally and parallel to an axis of said hose body and within the inner wall; a hose ground wire extending longitudinally and parallel to the axis of said hose body and within the inner wall, said hose ground wire having first and second end portions; a first fluid coupling provided on said first end portion of said flexible hose body, the first fluid coupling comprising a stem inserted into said first end portion of said flexible hose body and radially clamping said first end portion of said hose ground wire against an inner surface of said inner wall of said flexible hose body, such that a contact between the first fluid coupling and the first end portion of the hose ground wire grounds the hose ground wire; and a power cord electrically connected to said first and second heating wires and to said hose ground wire.