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Is a expandable garden hose patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a expandable garden hose have been patented many times, but "a expandable garden hose" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 14 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “expandable hose” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 12 best keyword matches we examined, 6 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2012.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: BLUE GENTIAN LLC (3), WINSTON PRODUCTS LLC (3), ZHENG AIQI (2), DONGGUAN FUGAO TEXTILE CO LTD (1).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): F16L (12), Y10T (1), D04C (1), D10B (1).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

10 real patent publications related to a expandable garden hose

  1. In-situ braided expandable hose and braiding method thereof US-2026218819-A1 2026 · DONGGUAN FUGAO TEXTILE CO LTD
    A method for in-situ braiding an expandable hose includes: S1, arranging N groups of elastic filaments in a stretched state in parallel along a circumferential direction of an elastic inner tube in a stretched state on an outer wa…
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  2. Expandable hose US-2026104113-A1 2026 · WINSTON PRODUCTS LLC
    A hose includes a first connector assembly, a second connector assembly, and a hose assembly coupled to the first and second connector assemblies. The hose assembly includes outer and inner hose members, each having first and seco…
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  3. Expandable hose US-2026085773-A1 2026 · ZHENG AIQI
    An expandable hose having an outer layer and an inner duct is disclosed. The inner duct creates a fluid flow path between a first end and the second end of the expandable hose through each of a first connector and the second conne…
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  4. Adapter for an expandable hose US-11326725-B2 2022 · ZHENG AIQI
    An adapter for an expandable hose is an apparatus used to connect an expandable hose to other fluid management tools. The apparatus is also configured to prevent leakages in multi-channel expandable hoses. An objective of the appa…
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  5. Multi-layer expandable hose US-9863565-B2 2018 · TEKNOR APEX CO
    An expandable hose assembly that is able to expand one or more of longitudinally along the length-wise axis of the hose between hose ends and radially, to an expanded state in response to application of at least a minimum fluid pr…
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  6. Expandable hose US-2016215919-A1 2016 · HUANG TZU-LIN
    An expandable house includes multiple flexible hoses and a connector provided to connect every two flexible hoses that longitudinally correspond to each other for forming a tubular structure. The tubular structure has two opposite…
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  7. Automatically expandable hose WO-2014169057-A1 2014 · BLUE GENTIAN LLC
    A flexible hose (10) having an inner tube member (14) made from a thermoplastic elastomer material and an outer tube member (12) made from a non-elastic polyester material. The inner tube member (14) is secured to the outer tube m…
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  8. Expandable garden hose US-8479776-B2 2013 · BLUE GENTIAN LLC
    A flexible garden hose having an inner tube member made from elastic material and an outer tube member made from a non-elastic material. The inner tube member is secured to the outer tube member only at an inlet coupler and an out…
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  9. Expandable hose assembly coupling member US-2013113205-A1 2013 · BLUE GENTIAN LLC
    A coupling member assembly for a flexible hose, the flexible hose automatically expands longitudinally and laterally upon the application of a fluid pressure. Upon release of the fluid pressure within the hose, the hose will autom…
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  10. Expandable hose assembly US-8291942-B2 2012 · BERARDI MICHAEL
    A hose which automatically expands longitudinally and automatically expands laterally upon the application of a fluid pressure is disclosed. The hose can automatically expand longitudinally up to six times its unexpanded or contra…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a expandable garden hose been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Outdoor products differ mostly in weatherproofing, power source, folding mechanisms and how they mount or anchor.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.