US Patent Issued to EXEL Industries on Sept. 15 for "Garden hose connectors" (British, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,163, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to EXEL Industries (Epernay, France).

"Garden hose connectors" was invented by Patrick Ballu (Epernay, France) and Jack Wilson (Birmingham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garden hose connector arrangement includes a hose connection portion for accepting the end of a garden hose. The hose connection portion includes a hose receiving portion in which is disposed a spigot for receiving the end of a length of hose and a clamping arrangement including a locking nut and deformable claws which surround the spigot and are arranged to be driven into contact with hose carried on the spigot...