Abstract: A receiver dryer for an automobile air conditioning system embodies a cylindrical housing having a spin-closed top end; an inlet tube and an outlet tube inserted in holes drilled in the top end of the housing and both extending through the housing to their respective predetermined positions; and an axially inserted desiccant bag and thermoplastic perforate filter. The outlet tube extends through a hole in the filter to a predetermined position from the bottom end of the housing, and a retainer clip holds the filter at a set position in the housing while the bottom end of the housing is spin-closed. Spin closing the bottom end creates a thermal gradient in the wall of the housing such that the thermoplastic perforate filter is thermally bonded at its edge to irregularities of the inner surface of the housing thereby forming a barrier to any particulates which might otherwise have passed by the filter.

Abstract: A receiver dryer for an automobile air conditioning system embodies a cylindrical housing having a spin-closed top end; an inlet tube and an outlet tube inserted in holes drilled in the top end of the housing and both extending through the housing to their respective predetermined positions; and an axially inserted desiccant bag and thermoplastic perforate filter. The outlet tube extends through a hole in the filter to a predetermined position from the bottom end of the housing, and a retainer clip holds the filter at a set position in the housing while the bottom end of the housing is spin-closed. Spin closing the bottom end creates a thermal gradient in the wall of the housing such that the thermoplastic perforate filter is thermally bonded at its edge to irregularities of the inner surface of the housing thereby forming a barrier to any particulates which might otherwise have passed by the filter.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments (30, 40, 50) of a flexible reinforced hose that is provided with substantial improvement in flex fatigue resistance by incorporating at least one pair of oppositely helically wound layers of fiberous reinforcement about core tube (1) having a singular wall or a core tube having a composite wall (15, 16) of fibers (3) having a tenacity of about 12 to about 25 grams for denier and an elongation at break of about 2% to about 8% that are disposed in alternating contiguous relationship to fibers (4) having a tenacity of from about 7 to 11 grams per denier and an elongation at break of about 9% to about 17%. The hose may include other helically covered and/or braided layers of reinforcement, preferably includes a protective covering jacket (8) and may or may not include structure such as an adhesive for bonding one or more of the reinforcement layers or the entire construction together.