公开(公告)号：US4310946A

公开(公告)日：1982-01-19

申请号：US19454

申请日：1979-03-12

申请人： John C. Baker ,  Richard O. Finley ,  David A. Stanwood ,  Robert C. Bryson

发明人： John C. Baker ,  Richard O. Finley ,  David A. Stanwood ,  Robert C. Bryson

IPC分类号： A47L9/24 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29D23/00 ,  F16L11/118 ,  F16L11/16 ,  B29D23/12 ,  F16L11/12

CPC分类号： B29D23/005 ,  A47L9/24 ,  B29C53/02 ,  F16L11/1185 ,  F16L11/16

摘要： The hose, which is particularly adapted for use with an electrically-driven vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprises a substantially air-tight, flexible tube which is pneumatically coupled between the vacuum pump and the suction head. The suction hose comprises one or more elongated strips which is or are helically wound into tubular form. In a pair of parallelly placed strips, the strip margin of the first strip is secured to an adjacent margin of the second strip at adjoining convolutions of the strips. Electrical conductors are carried by the strips within helically extending cavities formed at the edges or margins of each of the strips and are a portion of that means which electrically couples the cleaning brush to the electrical power supply.

摘要翻译： 特别适用于电动真空清洁设备的软管包括气动地连接在真空泵和抽吸头之间的基本上气密的柔性管。 抽吸软管包括一个或多个细长的条，其被螺旋形地缠绕成管形。 在一对平行放置的条带中，第​​一条带的带边缘在条的相邻卷绕处固定到第二条带的相邻边缘。 电导体由在每个条的边缘或边缘处形成的螺旋形延伸的空腔中的条带承载，并且是将清洁刷电电耦合到电源的装置的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US4345805A

公开(公告)日：1982-08-24

申请号：US76285

申请日：1979-09-17

申请人： Richard O. Finley ,  David A. Stanwood

发明人： Richard O. Finley ,  David A. Stanwood

IPC分类号： A47L9/24 ,  F16L25/00 ,  F16L27/08 ,  F16L33/00 ,  H01R3/04

CPC分类号： F16L27/0812 ,  A47L9/242 ,  A47L9/246 ,  F16L25/00 ,  F16L33/00 ,  Y10S285/903 ,  Y10S285/921

摘要： A fitting (10) secures a vacuum hose (20) to a wand or tank of a vacuum cleaner. The hose is swivelably and pneumatically sealed within the fitting through use of a sealing surface (18) on the fitting in engagement with a flexible lip (28) at the end portion (24) of the vacuum hose. A ring (30) engageable with the fitting compresses the end portion in order to bias the flexible lip into engagement with the sealing surface. The electrical terminations including slip rings (144) are used to terminate a hose (120) with electrical conductors therein to cooperating electrical connections.

摘要翻译： 配件（10）将真空软管（20）固定到真空吸尘器的棒或罐。 软管通过使用与真空软管的端部部分（24）处的柔性唇缘（28）接合的配件上的密封表面（18）可旋转和气动地密封在配件内。 可与配件接合的环（30）压缩端部，以便将柔性唇偏压成与密封表面接合。 包括滑环（144）的电气终端用于终止具有其中的电导体的软管（120）以配合电连接。

公开(公告)号：US5443100A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-22

申请号：US274430

申请日：1994-07-13

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： F16L11/15 ,  F16L11/16 ,  F16L11/04

CPC分类号： F16L11/15 ,  F16L11/16

摘要： A hose for low pressure and vacuum applications is provided by a helically wound strip of resilient material. The leading and trailing posts of the helically wound strip interlock with one another and are provided with projections which define a space for confining a bead of bonding material. The profile of the hose configuration prevents the bonding material from encroaching areas of flexation in the hose. The helically wound hose has a close pitch and exhibits good hoop strength, flexibility and bonding characteristics.

摘要翻译： 用于低压和真空应用的软管由螺旋缠绕的弹性材料条提供。 螺旋缠绕条的前导柱和后柱彼此互锁并且设置有限定用于限制粘合材料珠的空间的突起。 软管结构的轮廓防止接合材料侵入软管中的弯曲区域。 螺旋缠绕的软管具有紧密的间距，并且具有良好的箍强度，柔性和粘结特性。

公开(公告)号：US4383555A

公开(公告)日：1983-05-17

申请号：US678547

申请日：1976-04-20

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： F16L11/16 ,  F16L11/08

CPC分类号： F16L11/16 ,  Y10T428/24198 ,  Y10T428/24777

摘要： A flexible hose having resistance to radial crush is formed from a bonded and interlocked helically wound rod or strip of plastic co-extrusion. The co-extruded profile of the strip is defined by a pair of matable rib components which are joined by a web. The rib components are bonded, sealed and interlocked together at adjoining convolutions of the profile not only to form the hose but also to form a composite rib integrated into the hose for resisting radial crushing and axially directed deformation forces exerted on the hose. The composite rib is formed from a material having a hardness which is greater than that of at least a part of the web for rendering the rib with a relatively stiff bend resistance characteristic and the web with a relatively soft and flexible characteristic. The web itself may be a co-extrusion of two materials placed in series, or in parallel as a laminate, or a combination thereof. If a laminate, one of its materials may be the same as that of the rib but much thinner so as to provide a larger surface area for greater bonding or adhesion among the several parts of the extruded profile. Different materials, especially in a laminate, enable the hose to be tailored for specific uses and environments which come into contact with either or both the inside and outside of the hose.

摘要翻译： 具有抵抗径向挤压的柔性软管由粘合和互锁的螺旋缠绕的棒或塑料共挤条形成。 条带的共挤出型材由一对可通过纤维网连接的可配对的肋部件限定。 肋部件在轮廓的相邻卷圈处被接合，密封和互锁在一起，不仅可以形成软管，而且还可以形成集成到软管中的复合肋，以抵抗施加在软管上的径向破碎和轴向引导的变形力。 复合肋由具有大于网状物的至少一部分的硬度的材料形成，以使得具有相对刚性的弯曲阻力特性的肋具有相对柔软和柔性的特性。 网状物本身可以是两种材料的共挤出物，它们作为层叠体或它们的组合串联或并联放置。 如果层压材料中的一种材料可以与肋的材料相同，但是更薄，以便在挤出型材的几个部分之间提供更大的表面积用于更大的粘合或粘合。 不同的材料，特别是在层压板中，使得软管可以针对与软管的内部和外部接触的特定用途和环境进行定制。

公开(公告)号：US5447313A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-05

申请号：US280056

申请日：1994-07-25

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： A63B69/36

CPC分类号： A63B69/3685 ,  A63B60/52

摘要： A golf putter is described mounting an elongated aiming arm which can be moved between an extended operative position and a folded storage position against the rear face of the putter head. Means are provided in the rear face of the putter head for adjustably engaging the arm when moved into its operative position to limit its travel between the folded position and the operative position and to maintain the arm in a precise perpendicular relationship to the striking face of the putter head. The aiming arm is pivotally mounted on the rear face of the club head by means of a socket which is located in the rear face of the club head and the arm is provided with a ball on one end which is received in the socket for pivotally mounting the arm. A spring loaded plunger and a circumfeential groove on the ball define a detent for securing the aiming arm in its operative position. A dimple on the innermost pole of the ball cooperates wuth the plunger to define a detent for securing the arm in its folded postion. An adjustable stop engages the aiming arm in the operative position to maintain the aiming arm precise perpendicular relationship to the striking face of the putter head.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种高尔夫推杆，其安装细长的瞄准臂，其可以在延伸的操作位置和折叠的存放位置之间抵靠推杆头的后表面移动。 装置设置在推杆头的后表面中，用于当移动到其操作位置时可调节地接合臂，以限制其在折叠位置和操作位置之间的行进，并且将臂保持在与所述打击面的击打面的精确垂直关系 推杆头。 瞄准臂通过位于球杆头后表面的插座枢转地安装在球杆头的后表面上，并且臂在一端设置有球，该球被容纳在插座中用于枢转地安装 手臂。 弹簧加载柱塞和球上的环形凹槽限定了用于将瞄准臂固定在其操作位置的棘爪。 球的最内极上的凹坑与柱塞配合，以限定用于将臂固定在其折叠位置中的制动器。 可调节止动件将瞄准臂与操作位置接合，以使瞄准臂与推杆头的击打面保持精确的垂直关系。

公开(公告)号：US06168212A

公开(公告)日：2001-01-02

申请号：US09348627

申请日：1999-07-06

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： F16L1900

CPC分类号： F16B7/1427

摘要： A twist-lock connector for adjustably connecting interlocking telescopic tubular members includes a camming surface on the interior surface of a rotatable member which cooperates with the camming member of a seating member attached to a first tubular member. The twist-lock connector is employed by inserting the male end of a second tubular member inside the female end of a first tubular member to which the seating member is attached, and rotating the rotatable member in a first direction until the camming action causes the engaging surface of the seating member to lock by frictionally engaging the outer surface of the second tubular member. Disconnection of the tubular members is effected by reversing the order of the steps for connection. The twist-lock connector also includes an overtightening protection feature. When the rotatable member is rotated in the first direction relative to the seating member by approximately 180°, the lock is released, but without breakage of the twist-lock connector. Advantages associated with the twist-lock connector include not only the overtightening protection feature, but both the mechanical integrity of the connection and the ease of operation of the connector, including the ability to easily adjust the axial length of the telescoping tubular members.

摘要翻译： 用于可调节地连接互锁伸缩管状构件的扭转锁定连接器包括在可旋转构件的内表面上的凸轮表面，其与附接到第一管状构件的就座构件的凸轮构件协作。 通过将第二管状构件的阳端插入安装有座构件的第一管状构件的阴端内，并且沿第一方向旋转可旋转构件，直到凸轮作用导致接合 座部件的表面通过摩擦地接合第二管状部件的外表面来锁定。 通过反转连接步骤的顺序来实现管状构件的断开。 扭锁连接器还包括过紧保护功能。 当可旋转构件相对于就座构件在第一方向上旋转大约180°时，锁定被释放，但是没有扭转锁定连接器的断裂。 与扭转锁定连接器相关的优点不仅包括过紧保护特征，而且包括连接件的机械完整性和连接器的易于操作，包括容易调节伸缩管状构件的轴向长度的能力。

公开(公告)号：US4929155A

公开(公告)日：1990-05-29

申请号：US268022

申请日：1988-11-07

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： E04H4/12 ,  F04D9/00

CPC分类号： F04D9/00 ,  E04H4/1209

摘要： Apparatus (42, 72) is used to fill a hose (36) with water (12), from which a secondary source of power is derived, and simultaneously to expel air from the hose while connected to the vacuum side of a pump (20) without loss of the prime in the pump. The apparatus comprises a housing (44, 74) submergeable in the water and having a pair of chambers (46, 48 & 76, 78) respectively having inlets (58, 80) and outlets (64, 86), with the inlets being open to the water and the outlets being coupled respectively to the pump and to the hose. Impellers (54, 100 & 56, 102) respectively in their chambers are coupled together by a shaft (52, 98) in which a first of the impellers (54, 100) is driven by a second of the impellers (56, 102) when water is drawn by the pump past the second of the impellers. In one embodiment, when the hose is used as a suction conduct, an elbow conduit (110) can be slid from a first position where water purges air from the hose to a second position where the hose is used to clean debris from the swimming pool. In another embodiment, a hose end is first coupled to the pump's pressure side (24) to expel air from the hose and thereafter, without removing the hose end from the water, the hose end is coupled to the pump's vacuum side (22) when the hose is used to vacuum the pool.

摘要翻译： 装置（42,72）用于用水（12）填充软管（36），从其中导出二次电源，同时在连接到泵（20）的真空侧的同时排出来自软管的空气 ），而不会损失泵中的质量。 该装置包括可浸没在水中并具有分别具有入口（58,80）和出口（64,86）的一对腔室（46,48和76,78）的壳体（44,74），其中入口开口 到水和出口分别耦合到泵和软管。 分别在其腔室中的叶轮（54,100和56,102）通过轴（52,98）联接在一起，其中第一叶轮（54,100）由第二叶轮（56,102）驱动， 当泵经过第二个叶轮吸入水时。 在一个实施例中，当软管用作抽吸导管时，弯头导管（110）可以从第一位置滑动，在第一位置，水从软管将空气吹扫到第二位置，在第二位置，软管用于清洁游泳池中的碎屑 。 在另一个实施例中，软管端首先耦合到泵的压力侧（24）以从软管排出空气，此后，在不从水中去除软管端的情况下，软管端连接到泵的真空侧（22），当 软管用于吸水池。

公开(公告)号：US4808081A

公开(公告)日：1989-02-28

申请号：US22480

申请日：1987-03-05

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： E04H4/12 ,  F04D9/00 ,  F04B39/00

CPC分类号： E04H4/1645 ,  E04H4/1209 ,  F04D9/00 ,  E04H4/1636

摘要： Apparatus (42, 72) for filling a hose (36) with water (12) and simultaneously for expelling air from the hose while connected to the vacuum side of a pump (20) in preparation for cleaning debris from a swimming pool (10) without loss of the prime in the pump comprises a housing (44, 74) submergeable in the water and having a pair of chambers (46, 48 & 76, 78) respectively having inlets (58, 80) and outlets (64, 86), with the inlets being open to the water and the outlets being coupled respectively to the pump and to the hose. Impellers (54, 100 & 56, 102) respectively in their chambers are coupled together by a shaft (52, 98) in which a first of the impellers (54, 100) is driven by a second of the impellers (56, 102) when water is drawn by the pump past the second of the impellers. In one embodiment, elbow conduit (110) can be slid from a first position where water purges air from the hose to a second position where the hose is used to clean debris from the swimming pool. In another embodiment a hose end is first coupled to the pump's pressure side (24) to expel air from the hose and thereafter, without removing the hose end from the water, the hose end is coupled to the pump's vacuum side (22) to vacuum the pool.

摘要翻译： 一种用于用水（12）填充软管（36）并同时用于从连接到泵（20）的真空侧排出空气的装置（42,72），用于清洁游泳池（10）的碎屑， 在泵中不丢失原料包括可浸没在水中并具有分别具有入口（58,80）和出口（64,86）的一对室（46,48和76,78）的壳体（44,74） ，其中入口对水开放，并且出口分别连接到泵和软管。 分别在其腔室中的叶轮（54,100和56,102）通过轴（52,98）联接在一起，其中第一叶轮（54,100）由第二叶轮（56,102）驱动， 当泵经过第二个叶轮吸入水时。 在一个实施例中，弯头导管（110）可以从第一位置滑动，在第一位置，水从软管将空气吹扫到第二位置，在第二位置，软管用于清洁游泳池中的碎屑。 在另一个实施例中，软管端首先耦合到泵的压力侧（24）以从软管排出空气，此后，在不从水中去除软管端的情况下，软管端连接到泵的真空侧（22）至真空 游泳池。

公开(公告)号：US4567319A

公开(公告)日：1986-01-28

申请号：US506375

申请日：1983-06-21

申请人： Richard O. Finley

发明人： Richard O. Finley

IPC分类号： F16L11/00 ,  F16L11/118 ,  F16L11/16 ,  H01B7/00 ,  F16L11/11 ,  A47L9/24 ,  F16L11/12

CPC分类号： H01B7/0072 ,  F16L11/1185 ,  F16L11/16

摘要： One or more electric conductors (36, 236) in a flexible hose (10, 210) are protected from tensile and compressive forces exerted on or by the hose by providing an enclosure (32, 232) for the conductor(s) whose radial dimension (46, 246) provides a path for movement of the conductor(s) that is greater than any movement thereon exerted on or by the hose which might otherwise harm or break the conductor(s).

摘要翻译： 柔性软管（10,210）中的一个或多个电导体（36,236）通过为导体（32,232）提供径向尺寸的导体（32,232）来防止施加在软管上或由软管施加的拉伸和压缩力 （46,246）提供了一种用于使导体运动的路径，其大于其上施加在软管上或由软管施加的任何运动，否则可能会损坏或断开导体。