HOSE CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

摘要

A hose construction and method of making same are provided. The hose construction includes an inner layer portion made primarily of an elastomeric material and another layer potion bonded against the inner layer portion and cured therewith as an integral part thereof. The outer layer portion is made of an elastomeric matrix compound having elongated fibers embedded therein in substantially parallel relation with the fibers extending in a helical pattern about a central longitudinal axis of the hose construction and with a predetermined angular relationship relative thereto.