Patent ID: 8544504

Claim:
An expandable hose comprising: a sidewall defining an axial passageway surrounding a center axis of said hose, said passageway communicating between a first end and second end of said hose; said sidewall formed of a elongated substantially planar flexible member, said flexible member extending a from a beginning end to a terminating end; said flexible member being spirally positioned around said center axis and having first side edge positioned a separation distance from a substantially parallel second side edge; a cap member, said cap member, said cap member having two side edges extending between a first cap end and second cap end; said cap member spirally positioned around said center axis and having means for an engagement of said first side edge of said flexible member to said second side edge of said flexible member; said hose having collapsed length with said two side edges of said cap member substantially adjacent to each other; said hose extendable to an expanded length which is a multiple of said collapsed length, said expanded length determined by said separation distance of said flexible member; a fold in said flexible member in said collapsed length, said formed in between said engagement of said first side edge to said second side edge; said fold defining segments of said flexible, said segments extending from said fold a segment distance to said engagement of said cap member to said first side edge and said second side edge on opposite sides said fold; and an increasing of said segment distance providing means to lengthen said expanded length of said hose.