Abstract: An automotive wedge guide is set forth for securement adjacent a forward exterior tread surface of an automotive wheel to present a guide surface to prevent a garden-type hose from binding between the automotive tread and the support surface of the automobile tire and avoid binding of the garden hose during a washing procedure of an automobile.

Abstract: A tube holder is disclosed for use in a system for transferring fluid products from a container via a continuous flexible tube. The tube holder is a lightweight, relatively rigid support having a length corresponding to the length of the container, and a substantially C-shaped cross section so that the tube easily snaps into the support. These supports can be produced using extruded PVC. The tube holder also preferably includes a sleeve member at one end for retaining the tube. To facilitate identification of which tubes are to be used with various different chemicals, a multiplicity of differently colored sleeve members may be provided.

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.

Abstract: A guide bar for use by workers involved in the manipulation of a hose which carries a high density material to a predetermined site. The bar is preferably used in the building trades by a work gang involved in the delivery of concrete. The guide bar includes a clamp for attachment to the hose, the bar itself which includes handle grasping means and a flexible connection between the clamp and the bar.

Abstract: A device for preventing a hose/cord from being caught between a wheel and ground or from being caught between the wheel and the body of a wheeled vehicle including a frusto-conical member having an opening defined in a side thereof for insertion of the wheel therein, such conical member contacting the ground in front of the wheel, presenting a sloped surface upward and toward the wheel for the hose/cord to move against to prevent the hose/cord from passing and catching between the wheel and the ground and a forwardly protruding lip at the top of the conical portion to prevent the hose/cord from catching between the wheel and portions of the vehicle.

Abstract: A resilient bumper assembly for use on such as for example on a ladder carrier or encapsulated cushion for cylinder shaped objects features a base member with an elongated trough formed therein and outriggers disposed at opposite ends of the trough. Each of the outriggers includes a horizontal arm, projecting toward the other outrigger. A hollow tubular resilient member which may be a length of a hose is inserted between the outriggers and held within the trough so that the arms project into opposite ends of the resilient member and retain it against transverse and lateral movement.The assembly is simple, convenient and economical to manufacture and use and can be adapted for use in a variety of applications requiring a bumper arrangement.

Abstract: A support arm device for use in supporting a spray head in spraying liquids. The device comprises an elongated support portion having a longitudinal axis, and an elongated mounting portion attached at a point between its ends to one end of the support portion. The mounting portion has a longitudinal axis transverse to the axis of the support portion and at least one end of the mounting portion includes fastner. The device further includes an elongated leg portion attached to the other end of the support portion and having a longitudinal axis transverse to the axis of the support portion. A releasable clamp is about the leg portion, the clamp for securing a spray head into the device.

Abstract: A wall connecting piece for fitting to a concealed water main and for the connection of a hand-held shower hose contains a casing, which can be connected to the water main and on which is provided a connection for the shower hose. The casing contains a retaining head, which acts on the hand-held shower grip and which is pivotable about an axis passing through the casing.

Abstract: An alignment bracket assembly for holding and aligning a fire sprinkler supply pipe in a horizontal or vertical orientation relative to a pair of spaced apart building members such as joists, studs or T-bar suspended ceiling frame supports comprises a central member of non-circular cross-section, preferably square, and a pair of end members in telescoping sliding engagement at opposite ends of the central member. The end members each have attachment devices at their free ends for securing them to respective spaced building members. A pipe holding bracket is slidably mounted on the central member and has a pair of arms projecting from the central member for engaging opposite faces of the fire sprinkler pipe between them. The arms can be urged towards one another to grip the fire sprinkler pipe to maintain it in a vertical or horizontal orientation and reduce the risk of displacement or misalignment of the fire sprinkler head during ceiling installation.

Abstract: A hose retainer is provided for removably securing hoses within a cabinet of the appliance. The retainer includes a hook for securing the apparatus to a structure inside the appliance, a slit for receiving an end of a hose, and in one embodiment at least one aperture for receiving an end of a second hose. In a second embodiment the apparatus includes an arm and projection for securing an end of the second hose. The appliance includes access ports for affording access to a portion of the hoses while they are in their stored position and further includes an electrical plug storage aperture for holding the electrical cord in a stored, yet accessible location during shipping.

Abstract: A hose retainer is provided for removably securing hoses within a cabinet of the appliance. The retainer includes a hook for securing the apparatus to a structure inside the appliance, a slit for receiving an end of a hose, and in one embodiment at least one aperture for receiving an end of a second hose. In a second embodiment the apparatus includes an arm and projection for securing an end of the second hose. The appliance includes access ports for affording access to a portion of the hoses.

Abstract: A lift truck having a hydraulic power piping unit for interconnecting between a control valve unit and a hydraulic actuator, mounted and encased in a full free lift upright assembly arranged in front of the truck body. The piping unit has a first pulley unit held by a middle tie beam of the vertically liftable inner masts, for guiding one assembly of flexible hydraulic hoses hanging down in a loose U-shape and connected to the control valve unit. The piping unit also has a second pulley unit held coaxially with a chain wheel on a top of a piston rod of a free lift cylinder mounted on the middle tie beam of the inner masts, for supporting the other assembly of flexible hydraulic hoses connected to the hydraulic actuator. The one and the other assemblies of flexible hydraulic hoses are fluidly connected to one another by a hydraulic joint unit held by the middle tie beam.

Abstract: A guarding and clamping device wherein a plurality of control lines are held in position by resilient blocks on a support member of a work machine. The control lines are also protected and maintained in an ordered arrangement by cover guard.

Abstract: In order to permit a hose to be mounted to other structure using mounting fixtures of two different types, namely ones where the anti-rotation notches in the fixture opening are on a bulged part of the plate, and others where the plate is planar including where the anti-rotation notches are provided, the tubular member of the holder is provided with two axially adjoining flanges, with the anti-rotation lugs extending on both of these flanges. In use, the first flange abuts one face of the fixture and the second flange is surrounded by at least part of the periphery of the plate opening when either type of fixture is used. When the first type of fixture is used the lug portions on the first flange engage in the anti-rotation notches, but when the second type of fixture is used, the lug portions of the second flange engage in the anti-rotation notches. Therefore, only one type of hose holder needs to be stocked, regardless of which of the two types of mounting fixture is to be used.

Abstract: A holder for an accordion type hose for connecting a recreational vehicle plumbing system to a central sewage processing system having an elongated cylindrical core, a fixed circular disk concentrically attached to one end thereof, a removable circular disk selectively attachable to the other end thereof, and a handle attached to the fixed disk end thereof. An accordion type hose is collapsed and the core inserted therethrough. The removal disk is attached such that the hose is captivated between the two disks.

Abstract: A nozzle boot for a fuel dispenser in which the nozzle support hook is adjustably settable between a first position for accommodating a standard size dispenser nozzle and a second position for accommodating a larger size dispenser nozzle utilized for recovering fuel vapor while fuel is being dispensed. For electrically actuating the dispenser to enable fuel to be dispensed through the nozzle, the nozzle support is slidably displaceable for operating a linkage mechanism connected to the operating switch.

Abstract: This invention is a storage container for a garden hose coiled therewithin, a removable top cover, and a means to lock and seal the cover on the container.

Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for holding one or more flexible fluid lines or hoses of a material handling device wherein fluid hoses extend between the body of the device and an implement movably mounted thereon. The arrangement includes a clamp assembly fitted to the one or more flexible fluid hoses, and further includes a flexible linkage preferably comprising a flexible cable which extends between and is connected to the body of the device and its movable implement. The clamp assembly is configured such that it receives the flexible cable therethrough, and is freely movable along the cable. By this arrangement, desired support and restraint of fluid hoses are provided while avoiding undesired tangling or kinking of the hoses.

Abstract: A clamping assembly for hoses which are connected between a tractor and piston-cylinders on an attached implement such as a backhoe. The clamping assembly includes a base and at least one releasable clamping element. Each hose is strung through an opening in the base and abutted against an arcuate wall. The clamping element also includes an arcuate wall which engages the opposite side of the hose. The clamping element is secured in position by a bolt fastener. The clamping element includes opposed upstanding lugs which are spaced apart far enough to permit the head of the bolt fastener to slide between them. After the head of the bolt is positioned between the lugs, it cannot be turned, and therefore, a nut may be conveniently tightened on the bolt without the need for an additional tool to hold the head of the bolt. Further, angled surfaces on the base and clamping element provide for clamping or wedging action as the bolt is tightened.

Abstract: A device for spot or local extraction of polluted air, dust and other gases and particles from a room, comprising a flexible hose connected to a suction pipe or fan and a supporting member carrying the hose and mounted on a wall or other preferably vertical surface in the room for pivotal movement about a preferably vertical axle. For achieving great range independently of the ceiling height in the room, in which the device is to be used, the supporting member comprises a hinged supporting arm, which is pivotal about said axle, and each joint axle of which is located in parallel with said axle, and an operating arm, which by a friction joint is connected to the outer end of the supporting arm for movement about an axle perpendicular in relation to the joint axle or axles of the supporting arm.

Abstract: A typical embodiment of the invention provides a pair of flanges on the surface of a license plate holder that usually conceals the recess in which the fuel tank stand pipe and cap is mounted. The flanges guide the fuel pump hose nozzle into proper relationship with the stand pipe and keep the nozzle in the correct orientation as the tank is being filled with gasoline in order to protect the vehicle from being marred and to prevent gasoline spillage.

Abstract: An adjustable support assembly is provided for suspending or otherwise attaching one article such as a conduit to another article such as a frame. The adjustable support assembly includes a pair of inelastic, flexible cables that are secured together at spaced locations by retainers in order to form a series of elongated eyes. One of the cables extends beyond the other cable and has a tapered stop secured to its free end. When used, the adjustable support assembly is wrapped around the article being suspended or attached, and the tapered stop is passed through one of the elongated eyes and wedged therein in order to secure the free end to the elongated eye of the adjustable support assembly.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a vertical planar panel having a water source such as a tap, positioned thereon. The panel has a hose receiving receptacle positioned in the panel below the water source. The hose receiving receptacle is in the form of a conduit adapted to receive and pass a hose attached to the water source through the panel to a space behind the panel. The panel has a hose dispensing receptacle adapted to receive a hose from the space behind the panel and pass the hose through the front of the panel. Hose dispensing receptacle has an enlarged receiving portion to receive the hose from behind the panel. The enlarged receiving portion is positioned at a downward angle of between about 30.degree. and about 45.degree..

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a fire hose clamp provided with a hand grip for firemen for use on a fire hose when fighting a fire to resist the back pressure acting on the hose and thereby provide for greater ease in directing the nozzle of the hose toward the fire. The fire hose clamp comprises a pair of complementary housing sections hingedly connected to a swing between a clamping and unclamping position, and which is provided with an anti-slip liner and a latching mechanism for rendering the clamp to be positively secured to the hose in a readily releasable manner and which the latching mechanism can be adjusted so as to adapt the clamp to fire hoses of varying diameters. Handles are provided on the clamp to provide a hand grip for firemen when fighting a fire. A support hook may be connected to the clamp to facilitate storage and/or to form a support for the hose and clamp as it is being pulled up a ladder when fighting a fire.

Abstract: An assembly for supporting a flexible service line between a base structure and an object body mounted to the base structure for movement about lateral and elevation gimbal axes includes lateral and elevation drums fixedly mounted to the body and base structure, respectively, and an arm interconnecting the drums. A spiral groove is defined in the periphery of each drum for receiving looped portions of the flexible line therein. The arm supports a portion of the line extending between its looped portions. Also, the arm is rotatably mounted at its opposite ends to the drums for accommodating relative movement between the body and base structure about the respective gimbal axes. The looped portions of the flexible lines are confined in the grooves on the drums and may expand and contract therein as the body moves relative to the base structure about the gimbal axes.

Abstract: A support for a flexible heated dispensing hose comprising a hollow cylinder having opposite ends. A bracket attaches the cylinder to the dispenser. A helical spring is contained within the cylinder and extends beyond the opposite ends thereof. The hose is supported by the spring and cylinder so that the hose is free to move from side to side, the hose is prevented from kinking, abrasion of the hose against the cylindrical member is reduced, and optimum ventilation of the hose is provided.

Abstract: A handle-operated flow control valve has handle portions which extend along opposite sides of a valve body. Aligned holes are formed through the handle portions and opposite body side portions. A double-looped support ring formed from resilient metal wire has end portions which extend through the aligned holes to pivotally mount the handle on the body. The loops extend in perpendicularly oriented planes and are configured such that either of them can be used to receive a support hook, whereby the handle-operated valve may be supported in either of two perpendicularly oriented planes by engaging the hook selectively with one or the other of the loops.

Abstract: A stake for securing a garden hose or a soaker hose, or the like. Including provisions for preventing twisting of the soaker hose.

Abstract: A hanger adapted to be fixedly attached to a mounting wall for supporting a length of hose in coiled formation of the type which comprises a one-piece body molded of plastic material so as to provide an upright mounting wall engaging section adapted to be fixedly attached to a mounting wall, a hose coil supporting section extending horizontally from the bottom of the mounting wall engaging section and a hose coil retaining section extending upwardly from the horizontally outwardly extending end of said hose coil supporting section. The hanger embodies improvements which include forming the coil supporting section with (1) spaced thin wall saddle portions defining hose coil engaging surfaces facing generally upwardly and disposed generally in an arcuate plane, and (2) horizontal thin wall channel structures integrally interconnected between the spaced thin wall saddle portions disposed below the adjacent hose coil engaging surfaces thereof and opening generally in a direction toward the same.

Abstract: A simple yet highly effective hanger device is provided which is especially designed for temporarily holding in place elongated power lines and hoses found in surgical operating rooms. The hanger broadly includes an elongated strip of rigid material having respective, oppositely extending terminal hook portions, and a releasable latch element positioned adjacent one of the terminal hooks. In preferred forms, the hanger is of integral construction, and includes one or more obliquely extending wire-supporting clips intermediate the ends thereof.

Abstract: A hose retainer is 20 disclosed for holding the end of a hydraulic hose, which has a breakaway coupler attached thereto, in a safe position when the hydraulic hose is not coupled to an adjoining piece of machinery. The hose retainer includes a first and a second body member each having a semicircular bore. The body members are joined together by attachment means so that the two semicircular bores form a circular bore having an exposed end opening. Located between the first and the second body members adjacent the circular bore is a retention means for retaining an insertable breakaway coupler within the circular bore thereby preventing contaminants from getting into the hydraulic hose.

Abstract: Intravenous monitor for monitoring drip rate being delivered to a patient from an intravenous solution container and visually displaying the drip rate on a digital readout of the monitor. The monitor includes an alarm for signaling deviations from predetermined adjustable maximum and minimum drip rates. The intravenous monitor includes a photocell reader sensor which positions around a drip chamber below the intravenous container and a horizontal support which maintains vertical orientation of the drip chamber.

Abstract: A roof parapet mounting bracket is provided with a pivotally mounted clamp for connection to hot tar pipes. It is also provided with a roller guide for a tar valve control rope.

Abstract: A mounting device for fire hose nozzles of the pistol-grip-type is mountable upon a fire truck or similar vehicle. Centrally disposed in the device is a holster of soft, compressible rubber or similar material, having a tubular form and inclined or canted to accommodate the pistol-grip-type handle of a fire hose nozzle. The holster is protectively enclosed by front and back plates, which can be drawn toward each other so as to reduce the width of the holster, to permit it to accommodate pistol-grips on fire engine hose nozzles of various makes and sizes. A supporting bracket is attachable to one of the retaining plates, and is adapted to be attached to an adjacent surface of the vehicle, in any of various positions, including a position in which the bracket is spaced away from the associated back plate by a stand-off sleeve or spacer.

Abstract: A keeper (10) is adapted for installation on a rear panel of a truck cab for holding a pair of gladhands (18,20) and an electric plug (22). The keeper is a one-piece unitary structure of molded plastic. It comprises a pair of gladhand receptacle members (32,33) and a plug receptacle member (34). The receptacle members are mounted on a panel of the cab by mounting brackets (24,26). The gladhand receptacle members (32,33) each defines a gladhand receptacle slot which receives a gladhand by insertion and rotation in a plane perpendicular to the mounting panel. The receptacle member (34) for the plug comprises a vertically disposed socket (50) between the pair of gladhand receptacle members (32,33).

Abstract: A shock absorbent support for an elongate member comprises a resilient shank with opposite first and second ends and an attachment means at the first end. A resilient body member at the second end has a slot with a receptacle portion and divides the body member into adjoining fingers each having an edge. The fingers are partable whereby the edges are sufficiently spaced for an elongate member to pass therebetween into the receptacle portion. A strap has a first end portion connectible to one of the fingers and a free end portion detachably connectible to another of the fingers for retaining the fingers in mutually closed relationship for retention of the elongate member in the receptacle portion.

Abstract: A device for securing a brake hose between the hose connection point located on the vehicle body and the hose connection point on the wheel brake assembly, at a part, such as the resilient strut, with which the brake assembly is connected in a motionally responsive manner. The hose is so laid as to compensate for changes in spacing between the hose connection points due to inspringing and/or steering movements.

Abstract: A medical tube holder and its method of use are disclosed. The holder has a backing strip having front and back faces, a portion of the back face being adapted to adhere to a substrate, such as a surgical drape. The backing strip has preferential tube receiving locations and is movable between a folded and unfolded position. Members possessing a mutual magnetic attraction are mounted on the front surface of the strip for mutual engagement when the strip is folded. The tubing is secured within the preferential receiving locations between folded sections of the strip when the strip is in its folded position.

Abstract: A holder for a coin-operated carwash wand containing a spring-biased, friction brake triggered by the pressure of fluid jetting from the wand. The brake prevents the wand or gun from being inadvertently jetted out of the holder should the user mistakenly insert his coins before the gun is removed from the holder. The frictional resistance engagement of the brake is sufficient to overcome the jetting force but is low enough to allow the user to pull the gun out of the holder even when the brake is on. The holder is also spring-mounted to its wall bracket so that it can rotate 90.degree. in the event the wand hose becomes snagged on a portion of the automobile being serviced, thus allowing the wand to be pulled out of the holder rather than having the holder ripped off the wall or the hose system otherwise damaged.

Abstract: My invention particularly relates to an apparatus designed to provide the means of checking and replenishing the air supply in a pneumatic spare tire that is stowed in a specially designed carrier or receptacle located in a rearward underslung and inaccessible location as has been adapted to many motor vehicles in use today, including various foreign and U.S. manufactured pick-up trucks, station wagons, recreational vehicles, sports cars such as the U.S. manufactured Chevrolet Corvette and to a lesser extent certain compact automobiles. This represents a departure from the traditional practice of enclosing the spare tire either in a closed compartment or trunk within the body of the vehicle.

Abstract: A safety mounting device for a fuel-pump nozzle includes a vertical passage which attaches the nozzle receptacle to the pump casing. The major portion of the passage is located within, but sealed from the casing, but upper and lower vents open outside the casing to induce a throughflow of air which prevents any explosive gas mixtures from the nozzle from penetrating the casing. A closed or vented chamber may be provided between the receptacle and the passage.

Abstract: Movable support post devices are provided in which portions of flexible hose or cable members are supported from the upper end of a post structure including an elongated sleeve and a foot member which has a smaller diameter portion crimped on the lower end of the sleeve and a larger diameter portion defining a fulcrum edge which is engaged with a base member. In one embodiment a coiled tension spring is disposed within the sleeve with its upper end being connected to the sleeve and with its lower end being connected through a link to a base member, the link serving to minimize binding actions and stresses. In another embodiment, a coiled compression spring is disposed within the sleeve, the lower end of the spring being retained by a washer at the crimped end of the sleeve and the upper end of the spring being coupled to a retainer key and to the upper end of a tension rod, the lower end of which is hooked to the base member.

Abstract: A firehose coupling device is provided for fixedly positioning and holding in place a set of opposed lugs on one coupling member of a firehose connection to permit quick and if desired one man coupling or uncoupling of the connection. The device includes a channel member, preferably with diverging leg portions, each leg having at least one cut out portion along the corresponding side edges of each leg so that the opposed lugs on one member are fixedly held in position and the other member may be rotated with respect to the first member.

Abstract: A support for a flexible sewer hose attached to an RV. The support has at least two elongate, semi-circular sections which are relatively slidable to adjust the length of the support. Fastening means lock the sections once adjusted. The support is secured to the hose by flexible ties or securement means attachable to the hose.

Abstract: The spray marking assembly is mounted on an agricultural or horticultural spraying or spreading implement to show visually, the area traversed so that the overlap or skip may be avoided. Usually, a pump sprays a dye from a tank through hoses to the extremity of the spray boom. This often causes poor markings due to scatter and loss as the pump has to move the fluid through the relatively long lines when demanded and the fluid and/or pressure tends to leak from the lines when not marking. The present device uses a motor and pump which run all the time when in use thus maintaining a constant pressure of fluid in the lines. A solenoid valve is situated at the extremity of the lines adjacent the discharge nozzle so that as soon as the valve is opened, the fluid under pressure is available at the nozzle.

Abstract: A releasable magnetic attachment for underwater diver's hose and the like utilizing pneumatic, hydraulic or electromagnetic release actuating means operable by the diver or by an operator on a tender on the surface of the water, or a manual release operable by the diver underwater.

Abstract: An atomizing humidifier nozzle and connected solenoid operated valve are secured as a unit to a box through an adjustable connection which allows the nozzle to assume various angular positions in one plane forwardly of the box as where the nozzle is projecting into a warm air furnace plenum. A thermostat on the forward face of the box is exposed directly to the heat of the plenum. A stepped flange on the forward face of the box along one edge thereof cooperates with a mounting strip bridging an opening in a wall of the furnace plenum to form a convenient hinged connection between such wall and the box, allowing the box to be swung to an inspection and maintenance position. The box can be indexed in ninety degree increments on the plenum wall by relocation of the mounting strip to provide universality in the positioning of the humidifier nozzle on various furance and plenum configurations.

Abstract: A gasoline pump comprises a housing having a vapor recovery nozzle mounted on a bracket. An actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing for movement between "on" and "off" positions. The nozzle comprises an annular elastomeric face seal adapted for sealing engagement over a fill neck of a vehicle and a spout extending through the face seal for disposition within the fill neck for gasoline filling purposes. A hood assembly is secured on the housing to cooperate with the bracket to mount the nozzle and to fully enclose and protect the face seal thereof. The hood assembly preferably comprises a metallic plate secured to the housing of the pump and a generally wedge-shaped hood member secured to the plate. An elastomeric gasket is secured to the lower free edges of the hood member to prevent damage to the face seal of the vapor recovery nozzle upon insertion thereof into the hood assembly. The bracket may be mounted on the housing, on the actuating lever or, on the hood assembly.

Abstract: The steadying device of the present invention is for conveniently stably physically maintaining the firehose-assembly with minimal or no manpower ancillary to firemanship tasks such as fighting fires, evacuating smoke, etc. For example, the steadying device permits the firehose-assembly nozzle to be strategically located and thereafter steadily maintained at a building wall opening solely by virtue of waterstream backpressure exerted through the steadying device winged portion and hence without fireman holding assistance during smoke evacuation periods.