Method of making hose

Claim 1

IN A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELONGATE REINFORCED HOSE COMPRISING A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL MOLDED OUTER SURFACE, A CONTINUOUS HELICAL REINFORCING MEMBER EMBEDDED IN THE BODY AND INTERNAL CORRUGATIONS FORMED BETWEEN THE HELICS OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER, THE STEPS OF PREFORMING A TUBLAR LAYER OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL, APPLYING OVER THE SURFACE OF SAID TUBULAR LAYER A LAYER OF OPEN MESH FABRIC, APPLYING OVER SAID TUBULAR LAYER AND LAYER OF FABRIC AND IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE THEREOF A CONTINUOUS HELICAL REINFORCING MEMBER HAVING SPACED CONVOLUTIONS WITH SAID LAYERS HOLDING SAID CONVOLUTIONS IN THE PROPER POSITION, INSERTING SAID ASSEMBLED TUBULAR LAYER, FABRIC LAYER AND REINFORCING MEMBER WITHIN A MOLD CAVITY HAVING A SURFACE TO FORM THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF THE HOSE APPLYING INTERNAL PRESSURE AND HEAT WITHIN SAID TUBULAR LAYER OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL AND CAUSING SAID MATERIAL THEREOF TO MOVE OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID FABRIC AND AROUND THE REINFORCING MEMBER AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE CAVITY TO MOLD THE CYLINDRICAL OUTER SURFACE OF THE HOSE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL STRETCHING THE FABRIC LYING BETWEEN THE CONVOLUTIONS OF THE REINFORCING MEMBER OUTWARDLY AND FORMING THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE HOSE WITH CORRUGATIONS BETWEEN THE CONVOLUTIONS OF THE REINFORCING MEMBER, CONTINUING THE HEAT AND PRESSURE TO SET THE MATERIAL IN ITS MOLDED STATE, AND THEREAFTER REMOVING THE RESULTING PRODUCT FROM THE MOLD.