Abstract: In a flexible hose reinforced by wire plies, at least two wire plies are provided and the wires of each wire ply are disposed in helical convolutions about the longitudinal axis of the hose.The improvement is in that the wire plies satisfy the following formula: ##EQU1## wherein: subscript b indicated the plies arranged with left hand thread,subscript j indicates the wire plies arranged with right hand thread,r.sub.b and r.sub.b are the mean radii of the wire plies,N.sub.b and N.sub.b are the number of wires in each wire ply,F.sub.b and F.sub.b are the tensile strength of the wires,.alpha..sub.b and .alpha..sub.j are the angles of lay of the respective wire plies,l stands for the number of wire plies with left hand thread,m is the number of wire plies with right hand thread.

Abstract: An adhesive hose coupling which comprises an outer connecting element for fixing and enclosing the end of a hose to be coupled having a soul, an inner sleeve having peripheral openings in a smooth outer surface thereof and being attached from an end element, said inner sleeve with end element being adapted to provide connection for the coupling, said inner sleeve being adapted to be expanded against the soul of a hose to be coupled without appreciably restricting the flow of a flowing medium through the hose, and a space filler for disposition in a space formed between said outer connecting element, end element, and a hose to be coupled.