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Hose Holder and Method

a technology of hoses and holder plates, applied in the field of hose holders and methods, can solve the problems of dragging hoses across the parts of boats, destroying the finish, abraded boat surfaces, etc., and achieve the effect of small diameter

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-18
BAKER III R CLE
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a shaped rigid rod made up of two helices each with a horizontal axis. The rod can be suspended close to its midpoint using a flexible attachment point. A garden hose inserted through the helices will hang in a horizontal position without touching surfaces below. The rod can also be used as a staff for fishing or to hold a device in a vertical position. The suspension means can be made of a hardness lower than metal, such as a polymeric strap or a cow hitch, or it can use snap hooks. The technical effects of this invention are improved stability, durability, and the ability to hang devices in a vertical position without contacting surfaces.

Problems solved by technology

This usually results in the hose being dragged across a part of the boat, e.g., a railing or a gunwale.
Hose surfaces often pick up dirt and sand during use, especially when they get wet, making them abrasive.
As a result, unless great care is taken in moving a hose, it will abrade boat surfaces, damaging the finish.
Getting another person to hold the hose is inconvenient, and cloths can slip out from under a hose or abrade the surfaces themselves.
Another problem with using hoses on a boat, particularly a large boat on a trailer that can only be accessed by ladder, is that once the end of the hose is pulled up the ladder and onto the boat, the hose may slide off the boat if it is released by the user.

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[0028]FIG. 3 is a view of the second preferred embodiment attached to the bow railing 30 of a boat 31. (The railing and the boat are shown in dashed lines to indicate environmental structure.) In this second embodiment, the invention includes a non-abrasive hook 32 as a means for attaching the loop 2 to the railing 30. A ring 33 at the bottom of the hook 32 flexibly engages the loop 2 in the rod 1 of the invention. A garden hose 34 has been inserted through the first helix 6 and the second helix 8 of the rod 1. In this way, the hose 34 may be pulled through the helices without rubbing against the edge of the foredeck 35. Note also that the first helix 6 serves as a catch for the spray nozzle 36 in the event that the weight of the hose 34 tries to pull the hose overboard.

[0029]FIG. 4 shows the significant parts distinguishing a third preferred embodiment of the invention from that shown in FIG. 3. This third preferred embodiment comprises the shaped rod 1 and the means for suspending...

fifth embodiment

[0034]FIG. 9 is a front view of the rod 1 portion of a fifth embodiment showing the first step of positioning a hose in it. In this embodiment, note that the second helix 8 rotates in the same sense as the first helix 6 as seen from the ends (in contrast to the preferred embodiments, in which the helices rotate in opposite senses as seen from the ends). While this embodiment functions the same way as the preferred embodiments once a hose is placed in it, placing a section of hose in it is significantly more difficult. This is a seven-step process, with the first step illustrated in FIG. 9. Here, a section 40 of hose 34 is placed so that the left end 51 of hose section 40 rests on the third lower limb 113 of the second helix 8 of the rod 1.

[0035]In FIG. 10, the second step involving the fifth embodiment, the left end 51 of the hose section 40 is lifted into position in front of the fourth rearward limb 112 of the second helix 8.

[0036]Next, FIG. 11 shows the third and fourth steps in ...

sixth embodiment

[0041]FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the instant invention. Shaped rod 1 is flexibly suspended from a staff 150 by an eye bolt 151. The staff 150 is of a length sufficient to suspend a hose above a cylindrical cavity in a boat or other object. The staff 150 depicted here is equipped with a male gimbal fishing rod end 152 specially adapted to fit rotatably in a fishing rod holder (not shown in this view—see FIG. 17).

[0042]FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the rod end 152 of the staff 150 of the sixth embodiment. Note the four obround cavities 160 which are shaped to engage pins within a typical fishing rod holder (see FIG. 17).

[0043]FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the staff 150 of the sixth embodiment placed in a typical fishing rod holder 170 located on a gunwale 171 of a boat 172. A hose 34 held by this embodiment stays well clear of the gunwale 171. (The boat 172 and appurtenances and the hose 34 are shown in dashed lines as environmental structure.)

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Abstract

hose holder for a boat, or for another object upon which contact with a hose is undesirable, is a shaped rigid rod provided with a means for suspending the rod close to its midpoint, the shape created by bending each end of the rod into a helix. The rod is smaller in diameter than a common garden hose. The helices have a common, horizontal axis with an inner diameter larger than such a hose. The means for suspending the rod is above the outer diameter of the helices. Other embodiments utilize non-helical rod shapes to support the hose.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001]Boat owners and operators frequently wash down boats and the equipment in them with water hoses. To do so, someone typically has to climb into or on top of the boat and pull the hose behind them. This usually results in the hose being dragged across a part of the boat, e.g., a railing or a gunwale. Hose surfaces often pick up dirt and sand during use, especially when they get wet, making them abrasive. As a result, unless great care is taken in moving a hose, it will abrade boat surfaces, damaging the finish. This may be accomplished by having another person hold the hose up or by throwing cloths over surfaces to protect them. Getting another person to hold the hose is inconvenient, and cloths can slip out from under a hose or abrade the surfaces themselves. There is a need for a convenient means for suspending a hose above boat surfaces during use, and it is the object of this invention to provide an apparatus for that purpose.[0002]Another problem wit...

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IPC IPC(8): A01K97/10F16L3/26F16L3/14B63B17/00H04L69/14H04L47/6275
CPCA01K97/10F16L3/14F16L3/26B63B17/00H04L12/40026H04L12/40084H04L2012/40215H04L47/50H04L12/403H04L47/6275H04L12/40143
Inventor BAKER, III, R. CLE
Owner BAKER III R CLE
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