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Hose Coupling Spinning

In the 1920’s and early 1930’s Hose Coupling Spinning was a common method of attachment of couplings to hose. See patent # 2,000,680 A. Hose Coupling Spinning basically consisted of three steel wheels that compressed The Hose Ferrule by a rotating and compressing spinning method. To view the complete info visit ip.com. This is a n easy to use patent web site.

When were Crimp Style Hydraulic Hose Assemblies Invented ?

The exact date is unclear . We feel the Industry grew because of the invention of The Hydraulic Brake in 1919 by Malcomb Loughead. Malcomb and his brother Allan eventually created The Lockheed Aerospace Company. Shown above is  Patent # 1,468,600 A. Which shows The Hydraulic Brake. Pat# 1,468,601 A which is The Hose Coupling can be viewed at ip.com. A web site we recommend.