Hose assembly eliminates hazards

Smart-Hose Safety Systems from Smart-Hose Technologies (www.smarthose.com) automatically shuts off the flow of gases or fluids in both directions when a hose failure takes place. The system has a coated cable that is connected inside the hose bore to the valve plungers, wedges or flappers at the hose end points. This cable acts as a compression spring, and holds valves open when conditions are normal. When thrust is eliminated for any reason, such as the ejection of a coupling, or the stretching of a hose to an unsafe condition or the separation of a hose, the valves seat themselves and stop the flow of gas or liquid in either direction.