Hose containment device

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION OF A SUPPLY PIPE FOR FLUID UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, A DELIVERY PIPE SPACED FROM SAID SUPPLY PIPE, A LENGTH OF HOSE PROVIDED AT ITS TWO ENDS WITH COUPLING MEMBERS AND COUPLED AT ONE END TO SAID SUPPLY PIPE AND COUPLED AT ITS OTHER END TO SAID DELIVERY PIPE, AND HOSE CONTAINMENT MEANS FOR SAFETY CONTAINING SAID HOSE IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE THEREOF OR FAILURE OF EITHER OF SAID COUPLING JOINTS, SAID HOSE CONTAINMENT MEANS BEING SEPARATE FROM THE HOSE AND PERMITTING THE HOSE TO FLEX SUBSTANTIALLY NORMALLY, AND INCLUDING ELONGATED WOVEN STRUCTURE MEANS COMPOSED OF STRANDS INTERWOVEN IN OPEN MESH FASHION AND MOUNTED IN SURROUNDING RELATION ON SAID ENTIRE LENGTH OF HOSE, THE OUTER HOSE GRIPPING END PORTIONS OF SAID WOVEN STRUCTURE MEANS BEING LOCATED ON THE END PORTIONS OF SAID HOSE INWARDLY OF SAID COUPLING JOINTS, A SUPPORT ASSOCIATED WITH AND LOCATED OUTWARDLY OF EACH OF SAID COUPLING JOINTS AND BEING FIXED WITH RELATION TO THE PIPE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH JOINT, AND MEANS SECURELY CONNECTING SAID OUTER END PORTIONS OF SAID WOVEN STRUCTURE MEANS TO SAID SUPPORTS, SAID CONNECTING MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID END PORTIONS IN BY-PASSING RELATION TO AND INDEPENDENTLY OF THE COUPLING JOINTS TO DIRECTLY CONNECT THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID WOVEN STRUCTURE MEANS TO SAID SUPPORTS, THEREBY ELIMINATING ABNORMAL STRESS ON THE COUPLING JOINTS.