A braided spiral reinforced hose and method for producing same.

摘要

A flexible hose (10) having a novel braided reinforcement layer wherein one braid member (3) is a relatively stiff, uncrimped monofilament and the second braid member (4) is a flexible textile material which is crimped around the stiff monofilament at each contact point in the braided spiral layer. The braided spiral imparts improved crush and kink resistance to the hose structure. The method of manufacture employs no mandrel and produces a balanced tension braided hose which may be preferably cured by open steam techniques.