Patent ID: 6843506

Claim:
A safety device for a fluid hose connected to a pipe by a two-part separable connector, one part of the connector being provided on one end of the hose and the other part of the connector being provided on the pipe whereby the hose may be freed from the pipe when the connector is subjected to a tensile load, said safety device comprising an elongate flexible tether disposed externally of the hose, pipe and connector, said tether having one end attached to the hose at or adjacent said one part of the connector and said tether having its other end attached to the pipe at or adjacent the other part of the connector, the tether being arranged to hold the one end of the hose to the pipe when the connector parts have separated under an applied load until the separation of the connector parts reaches a pre-set distance whereafter the tether breaks when the separation of the parts exceeds said pre-set distance.