Patent ID: 7963300

Claim:
A hose article, comprising: a pair of longitudinally joined helical wires defining a double helix; and at least one containment layer in contact with the pair of helical wires, wherein the at least one containment layer comprises: at least one layer disposed radially inward relative to the pair of helical wires; and at least one layer disposed radially outward relative to the pair of helical wires, and wherein the at least one layer disposed radially inward comprises a material selected from the group consisting of chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene/chlorinated polyethylene blends, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, nitrile rubber, polychloroprene, chlorinated polyethylene acrylonitrile-butadiene polymers, styrene-butadiene polymers, polyisoprene, polybutadiene, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers, chlorinated polyethylene, natural rubber polymers, propylene/ethylene-propylene rubber blends, and combination thereof.