Hose Practices (7th Edition)
Chapter 1 Definitions Test (#3)
13 questions

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1) Shaping heated plastic or metal by forcing the molten material through dies.

2) A flattened angle at the end of the thread that prevents cross-threading when couplings are connected.  Synonymous with Higbee Cut.

3) A screw thread of specific dimensions for fire service use, as specified on NFPA 1963, Standard for Screw Threads and Gaskets for Fire Hose Connections.

4) A plastic that softens with an increase of temperature and hardens with a decrease in temperature, but does not undergo any chemical change.

5) The outer covering of a hose or a device clamped over a hose to contain water at a rupture point or to join damaged or dissimilar couplings.

6) The threads running crosswise in fabrics or woven hose. Synonymous with Weft Yarn.

7) A braided, rubber-covered hose used on extinguishers made to withstand pressures up to 1,250psi.

8) A hose nipple with protruding threads that fit into the thread of a female coupling of the same thread and diameter.

9) Hose consisting of one woven jacket, usually lined with an inner rubber tube.

10) A manufacturing step in making fire hose in which heat and pressure is applied to "set" the shape of the tube and increase its smoothness.

11) A flattened angle at the end of the thread that prevents cross threading when couplings are connected.  Synonymous with Blunt Start.

12) The threads running crosswise in fabrics or woven hose. Synonymous with Filler Yarn.

13) A coupling formed by pounding a hot metal pellet into a forging die, which forms the metal into the desired shape.