Abstract: A hose holder system comprises at least one hose holder provided with a base portion and a hose holding portion for holding a hose therein. The system is characterized in that: the hose holding portion is integrally formed with the base portion; and, the base portion has one of its opposite end portions formed into a socket and the other of the opposite end portions formed into a plug sized to be fitted in the socket. In the system, a plurality of the hose holders are detachably connected with each other to form such as a linear construction and annular constructions.

Abstract: A unitary structure for supporting a hose nozzle has an angled support surface formed between two generally vertical walls. The walls are attached to the ends of two legs at an angle of approximately 30.degree. so that the legs intersect the ground at an angle of approximately 60.degree. for stability.

Abstract: Hydraulic hoses coupled between the tractor and trailer units of an articulated vehicle are connected to each of the units by a swivel joint to permit the hydraulic hoses to swivel at the point of connection to the respective tractor and trailer units. The hydraulic hoses are individually positioned within separators to separate the hydraulic hoses and position them in a predetermined manner relative to forming a hose bundle. Each of the hydraulic hose supporting separators is positioned on a steel spring bow to control the shape of the hose bundle, with each end of the spring bow terminating in a coil spring at the point of connection with the tractor and trailer units. A support frame, preferably joined to the trailer unit, retains the hose bundle in a predetermined position to provide vertical stability and a spiral plastic or rubber outer wrap encircles the hose bundle to protect and keep the bundle together.

Abstract: A hose carrier includes an upwardly curved base for winding and for supporting a hose. A holder is secured to one side of the base and a wall secured to the other side of the base for stably retaining the hose in the base. A handle is detachably secured to the holder and the wall for carrying the base. The holder includes an extension for supporting the bottom of the base and includes a hook engaged with the base for securing the base to the holder. The wall has two legs engaged with two pairs of trails formed in the base for further securing the wall to the base.

Abstract: An apparatus for preventing a gas meter from settling when fill dirt surrounding a plastic gas line settles with time including a rigid protective sleeve, positioned in surrounding relation to the plastic gas pipe line. A support rod is provided which has one end resting upon a footer of the building. The other end of the support rod is secured to an upper end of the protective sleeve. At the bottom of the protective sleeve, a break-away pipe support fixture is secured to the protective sleeve. The support fixture extends away from the protective sleeve and is positioned to releasably hold a looped slack portion of the plastic gas supply line before the supply line extends into the protective sleeve.

Abstract: A hose rack for mounting around a portion of a round wood pier pylon. The hose rack adapted for receiving various sizes and lengths of a water hose. The water hose used for cleaning and maintenance around a boat and the boat dock. The hose rack includes a hose receiving saddle. The saddle has a semi-circular saddle base with a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end. The first side of the saddle base is attached to a front side of a concave shaped rack mounting bracket. A back side of the mounting bracket is adapted for conforming to and engaging the portion of the round pier pylon. The mounting bracket includes wood screw openings therethrough for receiving wood screws or the like for securing the hose rack to the pier pylon. The hose rack also includes a hose retaining bracket. The hose retaining bracket has a front side and a back side. The back side of the hose retaining bracket is attached to the second side of the saddle base.

Abstract: A pivoting and telescoping or slidably-adjustable hose support, typically for draining the holding tanks of recreational vehicles, includes a length of cross-sectionally curved, slidably-adjustable, trough-like support segments fitted with pivoting legs of the same cross-section, which legs may be of the same or dissimilar length. In a preferred embodiment the receiving support segment is characterized by longitudinal edge rails shaped to define rail slots that receive the upper longitudinal edges of the telescoping support segment, to impart strength to the hose support. Furthermore, the pivoting legs are typically constructed of segments of the receiving support segment and are typically pivotally attached to the sides or walls of the receiving and telescoping support segments by means of brads or pins.

Abstract: An apparatus for gripping a fluid carrying hose comprising a jaw sized for placement about a pressurized hose, the jaw having a first end portion and a second end portion distal and generally opposite to the first end portion, a handgrip pivotally attached to the first end portion of the jaw, the handle having a normal position, and a plunger movably secured in the first end portion of the jaw. The plunger has a first end for contacting a portion of the handgrip and a second end opposite the first end of the plunger for grasping the surface of the pressurized hose. The plunger is responsive to the movement of the handgrip wherein the plunger moves in a first direction toward the second end portion of the jaw as the handgrip is pivoted in one direction and wherein the plunger moves in a second direction away from the second end portion of the jaw as the handgrip is moved back to the normal position.

Abstract: A hose support for hoses extending from a truck tractor to a truck trailer includes a U-shaped tube, a plurality of balls, a weight, a telescoping member, a hose engagement feature, and a mounting feature. The U-shaped tube has a central axis and two upwardly directed arms. The plurality of balls are disposed within the tube. The weight is slidably disposed in a first arm of the U-shaped tube, and acts against the balls. The telescoping tube is slidably disposed in a second arm. The hose engagement feature is disposed on the telescoping tube. The mounting feature is connected to the U-shaped tube. The weight, acting against the balls, biases the telescoping member upward.

Abstract: A retainer (10) for holding and protecting a sewer hose for a recreational vehicle is provided. The retainer (10) has an elongate hollow tubular body portion (20) with a flat base (40) attached to a bottom end (23) of the body portion (20). A cap (50) is removably attachable to a top end (22) of the body portion (20). Drain holes (34) provide for ventilation between a hollow interior region (36) of the body (20) and the environment surrounding the retainer (10). Bores (48), (58) pass through the base (40) and the cap (50) to allow for thorough ventilation of the hollow interior region (36) of the body portion (20). The body portion (20) is provided with a width which is less than a width of the sewer hose (H). The base (40) and removable cap (50) are provided with a width which is greater than a width of the sewer hose (H). Hence, the sewer hose (H), when it is located upon the body portion (20) of the retainer (10), is prevented from falling off of the body portion (20).

Abstract: For a contracting and expanding bellows hose connected from a clothes dryer to an opening in a wall to vent hot air to atmosphere, a kink-obviating hose support on the back of the dryer which limits contraction and expansion to a selected length portion of the hose, wherein there is adequate hose expansion to permit movement away from the wall to provide working clearance for maintenance and yet, when the dryer is moved back against the wall, the length portion is too short to fold or kink as would block the exiting flow of the hot air.

Abstract: A new fire hose engagement ring for facilitating pulling of a fire hose by a fireman. The inventive device includes a circular ring that is dimensioned for coupling over a fire hydrant. First and second U-shaped latch fittings are secured to an outer periphery of the circular ring. An arcuate latch is provided having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is received within the first U-shaped latch fitting with a pivot pin extending therebetween. The second end portion is received within the second U-shaped latch fitting in a closed orientation. A locking pin slidably engages the second U-shaped latch and the second end portion of the arcuate latch.

Abstract: A system 10 fluidly connects a bulkhead B to a portable transport using a flexible fill line or liquid hose LH. The system includes a coupling 12 for separating the liquid hose LH from the bulkhead B during an inadvertent pull-away. An arm 24 is pivotally supported by the bulkhead B, and a support plate 36 is supported at the upper end of the arm 24. A release disk 50 is normally supported by the plate 36, and in turn supports a saddle 42 for supporting the liquid hose LH. Three circumferentially spaced pins 38 function as retaining members to support a release disk 50 on the plate 36. The components thus function to prevent the discharge end of the hose from dropping onto the ground. During a pull-away, at least one of the coil springs 64 associated with each release pin is compressed, thereby releasing the disk 50 and allowing both the saddle 42 and the liquid hose LH to become disconnected from the arm 24.

Abstract: A replaceable tip cable handler having links in a chain with removable and replaceable interlocking tips, wherein flexible members, such as cable and hose, are received between respective sets of interlocking tips. The interlocking tips engage each other at their respective ends via U-shaped extensions to retain the flexible members therebetween. The replaceable tip cable handler allows operators of the mining machines to repair or upgrade the cable handler in minutes by changing the interlocking tips without the expense of replacing links or the complete chain of links.

Abstract: The wall bracket for the pre-rinse assembly includes a rod which is telescopically fitted in a base, a ferrule on the end of the rod and a compression nut which is threaded onto the base to circumferentially press the ferrule into clamping relation with the rod. The ferrule is sandwiched between the compression nut and the base.

Abstract: A cable holder is disclosed for use in conjunction with a boat having a deck handrail and at least one support rail extending downwardly from and supporting the handrail. A cable holder includes an elongated body having a first and second end. A first hook is formed on the first end of the body which is dimensioned to fit over and be secured to the top rail of the boat. A second hook is formed on the second or opposite end of the body and is dimensioned to receive and support electrical cables of the type commonly used to electrically power boats when they are docked. A third hook is secured to a midpoint of the body and is dimensioned to releasably lock onto the support rail of the boat to prevent dislodgement of the cable holder from the boat rail. A fourth hook is optionally secured to the body to carry still further electrical lines, such as telephone lines and television cables.

Abstract: An apparatus prevents damage to a fuel pump filler gun. An arm pivots above a gas pump. A retractable wire extends from the arm and attaches to the filler gun. The length of the wire is less than the height at which the arm pivots above the ground. If the filler gun is dropped, it will hang suspended from the wire, and will not strike the ground.

Abstract: A hose hanging apparatus having a drawer is disclosed. The hose hanging apparatus provides a main body supporting a front railing and a back plate having a rear railing that allows a user to coil hose about the main body between the front and back railings, A drawer is carried by the main body and provides well ventilated and drained storage for tools and supplies. The drawer provides bottom mounted riser bars that cause the drawer to elevate as it is opened, thus tending to prevent the drawer from inadvertently falling out. The riser bars tend to compensate for the drawer cavity having a smaller rear portion and a larger front portion as a result of requirements of the plastic molding process by which the main body is manufactured.

Abstract: An aerial duct having a first duct in which a support strand is contained for aerially mounting the aerial duct, and a second duct in which an inner duct or liner is contained through which a transmission or other cable is strung. A multiplicity of support strands or several braided support strands could be contained in the first duct. The first duct and second duct are joined by an intervening web so that the first and second duct have substantially parallel longitudinal axes. The inner duct has spaced apart ribs formed within its inner surface. Valleys are formed between the spaced apart ribs and adapted to retain lubricant placed therein for facilitating the passage of a transmission or other cable through the inner duct. The ribs can be either longitudinal, corrugated or spiral. If desired, the aerial duct and support strand could be made of an all-dielectric material.

Abstract: A storage device for storing gladhands and an electrical connector of a truck or other vehicle that has pneumatic lines with the gladhands thereon and an electrical line with the electrical connector thereon. The storage device includes a housing having a plurality of sidewalls that define a storage area sized to receive the gladhands and electrical connector. The housing has an open side providing access to the storage area, and one of the plurality of sidewalls has an elongated slot therein that is sized to receive the pneumatic and electrical lines when the gladhands and electrical connector are positioned in the storage area. The slot has an open receiving end at the open end portion of the housing to allow the pneumatic and electrical lines to move into and out of the slot. The slot has a width dimension that is smaller than the gladhands and electrical connector to prevent the gladhands or electrical connector from moving through the slot and out of the housing.

Abstract: A replaceable tip cable handler having links in a chain with removable and replaceable tips, where flexible members, such as cable and hose, are received between respective sets of tips. The replaceable tip cable handler is a center pull towing design that avoids twisting of the cable handler while providing generous strength to protect the flexible members required by longwall mining machines. The replaceable tip cable handler allows operators of the mining machines to repair or upgrade the cable handler in minutes by changing the tips without the expense of replacing links or the complete chain of links. When a tip is broken off of a link, it can be replaced quickly and easily without removing the link or flexible members retained by the link and in turn reduces downtime of the cable handler. The tips on each link are used to retain the flexible members through the use of friction and provide for retention of each of the flexible members to each link.

Abstract: A spraying apparatus including an agricultural sprayer and a mounting bracket for affixing the sprayer to the trunk or limb of a tree or bush is disclosed. The mounting bracket is easily adjustable as to height, to radial position about the tree or bush, and to angle between the sprayer and the trunk or limb. This mounting bracket has a base for interfacing with the tree or bush and a connector for adjustably connecting the base with a fastener that encircles the trunk or limb, thus providing height and radial adjustment. The bracket further has a support member that supports the sprayer in spaced relation to the trunk or limb. The support member is capable of assuming a plurality of orientations, thus providing the angular adjustment. A method for spraying trees and bushes is further provided that entails the use of the spraying apparatus, determining a preferred position and orientation of the sprayer, and affixing the sprayer in that position on the tree or bush.

Abstract: A hose retractor for gas stations and the like having an arcuate or goose-neck head portion extending through preferably a 90 degree arc and laterally extending from the vertical axis of the vertical standard portion. A removeable pulley-assembly or cartridge arcuately shaped to be inserted through the free end of the head portion, is inserted therein and secured by external bolts or other removeable fasteners when in the operative position. The cartridge preferably includes at least two, axially aligned cartridge pulleys to guide the cord along the head curvature. Upon damage or other need for replacement, the cartridge can be easily removed and replaced by a new cartridge, without the need to replace any other part of the retractor. The retractor standard and head portion according to one aspect of the invention can be made in a single piece with fixed orientation to reduce the costs of manufacture.

Abstract: A spigot assembly is provided that includes a vertical water conducting component, connected by an elbow joint to a horizontal water conducting component which terminates in a spigot which may be of conventional design. The bottom end of the vertical water conducting component is provided with a coupler, such as a hose adapter, for attachment directly or indirectly to a source of water, such as a conventional garden hose. A clamping assembly is mounted to the vertical component so as to be selectively slidable therealong and then selectively locked thereto at a desired point to determine the height of the spigot relative to a working surface.

Abstract: Improved fire fighting apparatus is provided by equipping a tubular fire fighting hose with a pair of sets of attachment devices located on the hose proximate the nozzle and in longitudinally spaced separation from each other. These attachment devices are preferably padeyes that project radially outwardly from the fire hose. There are four padeyes in each set. The first set is spaced about twelve inches rearwardly from the nozzle, while the second set is spaced about twenty four inches behind the nozzle. A shoulder strap has releasable swivel mounted snap fastener connectors on the ends thereof. The snap fasteners at the strap ends are attached to the upwardly projecting loop of a padeye in each of the sets, so that the shoulder strap can be slung over a fire fighter's shoulder. The harness apparatus preferably includes a waist belt also having swivel mounted releasable snap fasteners at the hips thereof.

Abstract: A combination support for carrying a length of hard suction hose and a pike pole on a fire pumper engine. The support includes an elongated open ended metal trough sized for supporting a length of hard suction hose placed within an open top of the trough. The hose may be secured in position with quick release straps attached to the trough. The trough is attached and supported horizontally disposed, with the open top of the trough facing upward, by two triangular mounting brackets connected between the trough and fire engine. Both mounting brackets are affixed to a vertical surface of the fire engine with bolts or the like. Each bracket is structured with a transverse opening, with the openings of the brackets being in alignment with one another when the brackets are mounted. The openings are sized for accepting and supporting a straight length of hollow tubing inserted and affixed therein, and spanning between the two brackets.

Abstract: An apparatus for the storage of a hose, such as a vacuum cleaner hose having a hollow elongated body mounted outside a closet or cabinet under the floor. A hollow access section cooperatively connected to the body extends up through the floor into the closet. The access section is mounted to a wall in the closet. The access section has a terminal orifice formed therein to allow the introduction of the hose into the access section and the body for storage. A protective gasket surrounds the orifice to protect the hose during introduction into the access section. In an alternative embodiment, the body is mounted above the ceiling and the access section extends down through the ceiling into the closet.

Abstract: A hose guide and storage apparatus (10) for both preventing a hose (200) from becoming wedged between a tire (100) and the pavement as well as providing a storage vessel for the coils of the hose (200) when the hose (200) is not in use; wherein, the apparatus (10) comprises a flat base member (20) formed integrally with a raised and tapered arcuate collar member (30) having upper (31) and lower (33) lip portions separated by a variable height intermediate portion (32).

Abstract: A parking lot traffic control and fee collection system is disclosed for use in stadium type parking lots. A vehicle counter installed in a portable traffic pylon is provided at the entry point for each entrance lane of the parking lot for marking the station of the parking attendant. The vehicle counter is installed in a tamper-proof arrangement and the cumulative count of vehicles is presented on a display device which is viewable without opening the enclosure provided by the pylon. A parking supervisor may read the cumulative count at any time and pick-up the receipts from the parking attendant during or at the completion of the parking process. The amount of the receipts collected is compared with the reading on the display device and discrepancies are noted by the supervisor. The vehicle counter is provided with a tamper-proof reset switch.

Abstract: A bracket for supporting a hand shower adjacent a wall has a base part adapted to be fixed to the wall, formed with a throughgoing passage extending along a horizontal axis generally parallel to the wall, and having axially oppositely directed sides. A holder part pivotal on the base part about the axis on one of the axial sides of the base part is formed on the axis with an upwardly open seat adapted to receive the hand shower. A bolt extending axially through the passage has to the other axial side of the base part a threaded end and to the one axial side of the base part a radially projecting flange bearing axially toward the base part on the holder part. Interengaging formations on the bolt and base part rotationally fix the bolt in the base part while permitting it to move axially therein. A nut threaded on the threaded end of the bolt and bears axially on the other axial side of the base part.

Abstract: An intravenous tube holder having positioned along one edge, a plurality of clips for securing the holder to an intravenous tube. On the opposite edge, a writing surface is provided for either the writing of medical instructions or for the attachment of a label giving identification and instructions as to the medicine being delivered via the intravenous tube. At one end of the holder is a male receptacle, at the other end is a female receptacle; this combination permits the holders to be interconnected into a gang approach so as to keep the various intravenous tubes from several bottles orderly and easily identified. In one embodiment of the invention, the holder is color-coded to provide quick identification of the medicine or its characteristics.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for a hand shower having a support stem has a support adapted to be stationarily fixed, a holder formed with a forked seat shaped to receive the hand-shower stem, and interengaging formations on the holder and support for pivoting of the holder on the support about a normally horizontal axis while retaining the holder and support against relative axial movement. An array of radially extending ridges formed on the support, surrounding the axis, and projecting toward the holder engage with complementary ridges formed on a flange of a retaining element rotationally coupled to the holder. A locking bolt axially fixed in the support axially presses the retaining-element ridges against the support ridges so that the holder can be pivoted about the axis on the support with elastic deformation of the flange.

Abstract: Improved equipment for supporting a length of flexible drainage hose or piping to extend along a substantially uniform gradient that includes the combination of an open ended flexible tubular element or sleeve for receiving and supporting therein the intermediate segment of a selected drainage hose or piping, with a length of cord or line aligned with and carrying the flexible tubular element or sleeve depending therefrom and therealong. The respective ends of the cord or line extend beyond the respective open ends of the tubular element or sleeve for securing the cord or line in sufficiently taut relation and in an orientation to establish a substantially uniform gradient for the supported length of flexible drainage hose or piping.

Abstract: A mobile support device for supporting a concrete-spreading hose includes a single piece support structure formed of rigid metal and including a pair of wheel attachment members and a central U-shaped hose supporting member. Longitudinally offset caster wheel assemblies are secured to the wheel support members. The U-shaped hose supporting member supports a concrete-spreading hose therein and extends downwardly below the rotational axes of the caster wheel assemblies thereby imparting a stabilizing low center of gravity to the mobile support device. A keeper element releasably locks the supported concrete-spreading hose in the U-shaped hose supporting member, and handle engaging elements on the mobile support device facilitates manual movement thereof by a worker manipulated hand tool.

Abstract: A support assembly for a spray nozzle specifically structured to deliver liquid and/or cleaning chemicals under high pressure to air conditioning coils of large commercial-type air conditioning units for the cleaning thereof in order to render operation of the entire air conditioning assembly more efficient. The spray nozzle is adjustably and removably positioned relative to the air conditioning coils being cleaned thereby eliminating the need for personnel to physically handle and position the spray nozzle during the cleaning process wherein the presence of personnel is extremely costly as well as being dangerous and hazardous to the health of the personnel due to the enclosed and resulting harsh environmental conditions under which such cleaning of air conditioning coils normally takes place.

Abstract: Apparatus for setting in position and securing, on the floor of a filter, members providing for fluid to flow through the floor. The apparatus consists of a support arranged so as to receive the member, such as a nozzle or equivalent, introduced inside a housing created in shuttering used for making the filter floor. The housing and the support are configured to removably secure mechanically, for example by a snap-in action, the support in its housing.

Abstract: A sheet metal plate with two keyhole-shaped slots supported on a post connected to a beam on an implement hitch for supporting hydraulic hoses. An enlarged end of the slot receives the conventional hose end coupler, and the narrow portion of the slot captures the groove in the coupler. The length of the slot is selected to hold the desired number of couplers. Pairs of upright slots are provided so that hose pairs may be kept together. The hose couplers are easy to slide into and out of the storage device, which is conveniently located in an easily accessible spot on the implement hitch. The device prevents hose tip contamination and facilitates orderly storage and identification of hose pairs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible waste hose support device configured including at least two trough-like members for accepting a flexible waste hose. A first trough-like member accepts a second trough-like member in a telescoping friction fit by means of dual tracks running along the top edges of the first trough-like member. The flexible waste hose support can therefore be adjusted to the appropriate distance between a recreational vehicle waste outlet port and a sewage disposal inlet port. The support trough includes at one end a hoop which is adapted to connect one end of the support trough to the underside of the recreational vehicle, and a hooking device at the opposite end to hook to the edge of the inlet port of the sewage disposal tank. A second preferred embodiment includes a third trough-like member for accepting the second trough-like member such that the second trough-like member is slidably engageable with both the first and third trough-like members.

Abstract: A hose clamp having a pair of jaws between which a hose is clampable. One jaw is a rotatable cam jaw that automatically applies a greater clamping force under the influence of differential pressure in a hose on opposite sides of the jaws, and under the influence of impending sliding movement of the clamp along a hose.

Abstract: An apparatus for suspending hoses or cables which consists of an elongate support having a support surface in the shape of an arch with a vertex, depending haunches and intrados. A hose or cable may supported upon the vertex and haunches of the arch. At least one strap is secured transversely to the support. Loops or rings are provided for attaching the strap to a suspension line.

Abstract: Hose holding fixtures for supporting all or part of a water or garden hose connected to a faucet. The fixtures are usually connected to the hose adjacent to the faucet and provide supports for releasably holding the free end of the hose and/or hose accessories such as nozzles or sprinklers. Some illustrated embodiments provide elongated strap portions which extend through a coiled hose and releasably hook over the faucet to support a coiled hose from the faucet.

Abstract: A boom for the supply hose of a fluid used in a car wash is rotatable around a vertical axis in a horizontal plane. Flexibilty of the boom out of the horizontal plane is provided by a spring wire having a loop turned through more than 360.degree. partway along the length of the wire with a leveller device engaging upper edges of inner and outer portions of the wire on either side of the loop and an underside of the inner turns of the loop so as to hold down the outer portion of the wire and locate the boom in the required horizontal plane. Rotation in one embodiment is provided by a vertical portion at the inner end of the wire mounted within a suitable bearing and provided with a coil spring acting to bias the boom to a required angular orientation around the vertical portion of the wire. In a second embodiment for use with 360.degree.

Abstract: In a hose fitting fixing construction of the present invention, at least one of a hose fitting and a bracket has at least one stopper having a stopper surface brought into contact with the other part and being substantially parallel to a plane which contains a fixing point of a fixing device and the central axis of a sleeve of the hose fitting. The stopper prevents the hose fitting from moving on a surface of the bracket. Accordingly, the hose fitting fixing construction offers an excellent positioning accuracy when installing a hose assembly, and prevents the hose fitting from moving on the surface of the bracket even during service. In addition, it is possible to install the hose assembly to a mounting portion more easily than installing the hose assembly with the prior art hose fitting fixing construction, and obtain excellent work efficiency in a limited work space.

Abstract: A showerhead adaptor means comprising three integral molded parts, including a middle body member for frictional mounting on a water outlet pipe, a knob on the same axis as that of the body member for frictional grasping of the outlet pipe, a socket receiving member rotatable about the axis of the body member and having a tapered internal surface on an axis intersecting the access of the body member and transverse thereto for receiving a cone shaped coupling member on an end of a flexible tube connected at the other end to the water outlet pipe. The socket member and the coupling member are releasably retained in frictional engagement by a spring biased ball detent means.

Abstract: An adjustable showerhead assembly is provided being composed of an elongated member having a slot therein through which a showerhead assembly passes. Locking means are provided for adjustably positioning the showerhead. Different embodiments of the device are shown.

Abstract: A cable mounting bracket device for mounting a multi-conductor telecommunications cable to a connector block to support the cable thus relieving strain on the multiple conductors leading from the cable to the connector block. The cable mounting bracket device allows the cable to be easily reoriented to accommodate various installation restrictions and/or requirements. The bracket portion of the cable mounting bracket device does not have any moving parts. The device includes only three main components including a bracket, a cable securing clamp and fasteners which secure the bracket to the connector block or another surface. The bracket is generally T-shaped having a mounting portion and two perpendicularly extending cable mounting extremity portions which are cantilevered off the mounting portion.

Abstract: Identical metal trough sections adapted for twist-lock attachment end to end. The twist-lock arrangement is built into the trough sections. No separate fasteners are required. The attached trough sections produce a half-round elongated member. The elongated member is useful for supporting and protecting expandible flexible sewer hose of the type normally used on motor homes and trailers for emptying holding tanks. After use, the elongated support member can be dissassembled back into the smaller trough sections for storage.

Abstract: Hose holding fixtures for supporting all or part of a water or garden hose connected to a faucet. The fixtures are usually connected to the hose adjacent to the faucet and provide supports for releasably holding the free end of the hose and/or hose accessories such as nozzles or sprinklers. Some illustrated embodiments provide elongated strap portions which extend through a coiled hose and releasably hook over the faucet to support a coiled hose from the faucet.

Abstract: A hose guide chock and method is disclosed in combination with a motor vehicle for preventing a hose (11, 11a) from being caught in a nip (16) between a tire (18) and ground (22). A cylindrical wedge (B) cut with an oblique rim (32) at approximately 38 degrees provides a tight fit against tire tread surface (18) so that an entrance space leading to nip (16) is closed as well as any nip between wedge body (B) and tire (18). A low body portion (12) is cut to define band (24) which strengthens the wedge (B) against accidental rollover and also provides wedging of the cylindrical body sufficiently to hold the wedge in place while the hose may be pulled both ways over the smooth outer cylindrical wall (28).

Abstract: A support assembly is provided that includes a plurality of inelastic, flexible cables that are joined together by a plurality of spaced apart securement members in order to form a wedging elongated eye. An end assembly of the support assembly passes through the elongated eye in one direction, after which a retaining member thereof is moved from a longitudinal, feedable orientation to a transverse, locking orientation. An especially secure engagement is provided. The support assembly is especially suitable as a safety cable for a bulkhead assembly.