摘要 |
A hose assembly (100) includes a length of hose (101) and a bracket (102). The bracket includes a rigid insert (103) and a resilient overmold (105) encapsulating at least a portion of the insert and mechanically bonding with at least a portion of an exterior of the hose. A method to produce this assembly may employ thermoplastic injection molding and include the steps of associating the rigid insert with the length of hose and overmolding the rigid insert and a section of the length of hose associated with the rigid insert with the resilient material, thereby encapsulating a portion of the insert and mechanically bonding the resilient material with the section of the length of the hose. A portion of the rigid insert may extend from the bracket and provide mounting holes and a bearing surface for mounting fasteners. |