Braided hose

Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a portion of the braided hose; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1.

Any surfaces of the design not shown, including interior surfaces and any surfaces shown in broken lines, form no part of the claimed invention.

The braided hose utilizes two types strands. One type of strand is a metallic or metallized strand, e.g., a single metal band, encapsulated or wrapped in plastic that is transparent or translucent. Another type of strand is made of metallically colored plastic (i.e., plastic colored by colored pigments which impart a metallic appearance) and includes, e.g., three, metallically colored sub-structures which can be, e.g., metallically colored mono-filaments. This latter strand type can also be homogenous or have a different number of sub-structures. Both types of strands can have the same width and thickness.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a braided hose, as shown and described.