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US 1,130,685 · App. 29/982,631 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Expandable hose connector

Inventors: Troy Hatcher (Bay Village, OH); Mat Hanson (Lakewood, OH)
Assignee: Winston Products LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,130,685
App. No.
29/982,631
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an expandable hose connector as shown and described.

Continuity (1)
Continuation 29817879 · Dec 4, 2021
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