Connector cover and methods
A removable cover to protect a connector between two conduits includes a single body having a wall surrounding an interior volume. The body has a neck sized to grip a portion of a first of the conduits. The body has a size-adjustable section to permit the body to be shortened or lengthened. The body has a casing section. The casing section protects a coupling connecting together the two conduits.
1. A system comprising:
(a) a first conduit and a second conduit;
(b) a coupling connecting together the first conduit and second conduit;
(c) a first cover removably secured to the first conduit; and a second cover removably secured to the second conduit; each of the first cover and second cover including,
(i) a single body having a wall surrounding an interior volume; the body having a first open end and an opposite second open end; each of the first open end and second open end being in communication with the interior volume to form a through opening from the first open end to the second open end;
(ii) the body having a neck defining the first open end;
(iii) the body having size-adjustable section to permit the body to be shortened or lengthened; and
(iv) the body having a casing section defining the second open end;
(d) the neck of the first cover being sized to grip a portion of the first conduit;
(e) the neck of the second cover being sized to grip a portion of the second conduit; and
the casing section of at least one of the first cover and of the second cover covering the coupling.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the body of each of the first and second covers comprises a single material of rubber.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the size-adjustable section of each of the first and second covers comprises a plurality of folds.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the size-adjustable section of each of the first and second covers is between and continuous with the neck and the casing section.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second conduits are hoses.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second conduits are pipes.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the body has a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second open ends, and the size-adjustable section permits the body to be shortened or lengthened along the longitudinal axis.
8. A method of covering a coupling connecting together a first conduit and a second conduit; the method comprising:
(a) removably securing a first cover to the first conduit;
(b) removably securing a second cover to the second conduit;
(c) connecting together the first conduit and second conduit using a coupling; and wherein each of the first cover and second cover includes,
(i) a single body having a wall surrounding an interior volume; the body having a first open end and an opposite second open end; each of the first open end and second open end being in communication with the interior volume to form a through opening from the first open end to the second open end;
(ii) the body having a neck defining the first open end;
(iii) the body having size-adjustable section to permit the body to be shortened or lengthened; and
(iv) the body having a casing section defining the second open end;
(d) the neck of the first cover being sized to grip a portion of the first conduit;
(e) the neck of the second cover being sized to grip a portion of the second conduit; and
(f) the casing section of at least one of the first cover and of the second cover covering the coupling.
9. The method of claim 8 including a step of adjusting the length of the first cover and second cover.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the body has a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second open ends; and
the step of adjusting the length includes shortening or lengthening the size-adjustable section of the first cover and second cover along the longitudinal axis.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of removably securing a first cover to the first conduit includes securing the first cover to a hose or a pipe.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of removably securing a second cover to the second conduit includes securing the second cover to a hose or a pipe.