Abstract: A pressurized safety nozzle and storage rack assembly comprising a substantially rigid tubular fluid conduit having an enlarged diameter portion adjacent its outlet end, and a rack having a nozzle support and anti-kickback semicollar feature which substantially surrounds the conduit and is adapted to engage the enlarged portion thereof and prevent accidental axial withdrawal of the nozzle from the rack when fluid pressure is applied to the nozzle.

Abstract: The invention provides a simplified shower holder combination adapted to be easily adjustable and the shower holder comprises a bracket member slidably and pivotably arranged on a wall-attached bar, said bracket member having a pivot shaft whereupon a shower handle holder is fitted, clamping means being arranged for simultaneously arresting the bracket in any selected position at said bar and the shower handle holder in any selected pivot position relative to said bracket.

Abstract: A hose receiving member constructed as a unitary plastic article is specifically adapted to connect an anti-kink corrugated plastic hose to an appliance such as an automatic washer in either a standpipe installation or a laundry tub installation when used with a metal or plastic hose guide member. The plastic hose guide member connects to an outlet pipe of the member near an upper end thereof adjacent an end of the corrugated hose. This guide member has a curvilinear upper surface which curves from a vertical orientation adjacent the end of the hose connection fitting through an arc of at least 180.degree. in a plane including an axis of the outlet pipe. A planar rib maintains the surface in its desired shape. Two retaining ties on the guide member grasp the hose, clamping it to the curvilinear surface, one tie being used to bend the hose approximately 90.degree. and both used for a bend of approximately 180.degree..

Abstract: An extensible sanitary hose used for the transfer of sewage from a holding tank to a sanitary facility may be cleaned and stored by the use of a combination holding and cleaning device which is fabricated from an elongated hollow cylinder having a number of openings extending laterally therethrough distributed along its length, such cylinder being open at one end and closed at the other end. A circular retaining member is mounted to the cylinder adjacent its closed end for supporting the bottom end of the hose for restraining the hose in place thereon, and a locking ring is removably mounted to the cylinder adjacent its open end.

Abstract: A fuel supplying apparatus comprises a conduit pipe adapted to conduct a liquid fuel from a storage tank to a high place above a fuel supplying service area, a fuel supplying hose connected at one end thereof to the conduit pipe at its end at the high position and provided at the other free end thereof with a fuel supplying nozzle, the free end of the hose being suspended from the high place, an arm mechanism having one arm end pivoted at the high place and another arm end adapted to move in a straight line, the total length of the arm mechanism being substantially constant irrespective of the displacement position thereof, and a guide mechanism for guiding the other arm end of the arm mechanism in a substantially horizontal movement, that is, in a movement substantially parallel to the service area. One part of the hose is disposed substantially along the arm mechanism at the high place. The other part of the hose is suspended from the other arm end of the arm mechanism.

Abstract: An external waste pipe support for supporting an elongated flexible pipe which is adapted to extend from a fixed pipe carried on a trailer home such as a travel or portable trailer to a dumping receptacle. The support includes a bracket which extends downwardly from a rigid pipe carried by the trailer and a plurality of linkages that are connected together for supporting the flexible waste hose so that the waste can drain by gravity from the trailer into a dumping receptacle.

Abstract: An elongated generally straight tubular member is provided and one end of the tubular member is flattened closed. The other end portion of the tubular member is open and is bevelled at an angle of between 20 and 70 degrees relative to a plane normal to the center line of the tubular member. The bevelled end portion is disposed in a plane normal to the plane of the flattened end portion and the extended lip defined by the bevelled end portion includes a slot formed therein opening laterally outwardly of one side of the lip at one end, the slot being closed at its other inner end. The slot may slidingly and retentively receive a hook portion carried by the base end portion of a fuel delivery nozzle telescoped into the open end of the tubular member and the open end of the slot is inclined toward the flattened end portion of the tubular member.

Abstract: This invention is a hose fitting, a number of which can be applied to a long hose extending over the ground to protect it from damage as it is moved to and fro. Each fitting consists of a sleeve having a wheel mounted to rotate around it, and a carrying handle which is hollow to carry service lines.

Abstract: A horizontally rotatable and vertically elevatable power boom and a hose support system for industrial vacuum loaders and cleaners are disclosed. The boom includes a link providing increased lifting torque about the boom hinge pin and the boom assembly is designed for minimizing the head room requirements for the vacuum machine without sacrificing payload capacity. The link also permits the boom to be locked down hydraulically for traveling. The free end of the boom supports a pulley and cradle system for supporting the vacuum cleaning hose. The cradle prevents kinking and tearing of the hose by supporting the hose at different positions along the hose length at various boom heights. When the boom is raised, the cradle automatically shifts position to support the bent portion of the hose throughout the curvature of the bend.

Abstract: A tool for holding a flexible water hose which is shaped as a pair of hinged tongs, with each tong formed with a handle section at one end and a set of two clamp jaws at the other end of the tong.

Abstract: Apparatus for storing a recreational vehicle sewer hose assembly comprising spaced cone members affixed to a central apertured mandrel with one cone element being slidably received respective to the mandrel and to the remaining fixed cone element. The mandrel is apertured and has an inlet end which can be connected to a water supply so that the slidable cone can be removed from the mandrel, a sewer hose assembly telescopingly received in a collapsed manner about the mandrel, and the slidable cone member replaced upon the mandrel with the collapsed sewer hose being captured so that it is in stored relationship therebetween. During the above manipulation, water flows into the mandrel and through the apertures to wash any accumulation of sewage from the interior of the hose assembly. This expedient enables the entire apparatus to be subsequently drained so that the entire combination can be conveniently handled and stored in a sanitary and compact manner.

Abstract: A flexible plastic hanger member for drainage bags and the like is provided comprising a body disposed in a plane; a hook for suspending the bag from one end of the body, means for engaging a hanger support extending from the body, and a holding part for supporting a portion of a length of tubing in transverse relation to the hanger support engaging means, the holding part including a flange member which is wider than said body for grasping the tubing, thus reducing the amount of kinking of the tubing, when compared with prior art structures. The hanger support engaging means is in acute angle relation to the hanger body for improved, resilient gripping of a hanger support.

Abstract: The cable handling chain is made up of a plurality of links, each comprising a support component pivotally connected to adjacent links and a generally U-shaped retaining component the ends of the limbs of which are releasably secured to the support component to define a closed-sided passage for the cable.

Abstract: A fire hose cabinet including a cabinet body with a hose-receiving spool mounted on a rear wall of the body. A water line extends to an on-off valve located within the spool with the outlet of the valve running through a swivel to an elbow on the outside of the spool. A fire hose is attached to the elbow and wrapped around the spool. A door closing the open side of the cabinet may be readily opened to provide access to the fire hose when needed.

Abstract: A mechanical support for a short flexible hose section including a rigid L-shaped bracket having an upright leg to an upper end of which is rigidly secured a short rigid conduit section, which is disposed crosswise of said leg and to an inner end of which is secured one end of a flexible hose. The other lower horizontal leg of said bracket, which extends under said flexible hose, terminates in an upright bearing sleeve which rotatively receives a pivot pin. One end of a rigid arm, constituting the other section of said mechanical support, has one end secured to the upper end of said pivot pin for swingably supporting the arm relative to said bracket. A second short conduit section is rigidly secured to the other upturned end of said arm. The other end of said flexible hose is secured to the inner end of said last mentioned rigid conduit section.

Abstract: An inexpensive catheter restraint is formed from a thin, flexible, adhesively-backed plastic sheet having a pair of short, parallel slits forming a centrally disposed bridge anchoring a catheter-receiving ring or yoke therein. The ring restrains transverse catheter motion but accommodates limited longitudinal motion.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly for dispensing liquid which is adjustable to direct the streams of liquid at various angles. Multiple aligned clamp blocks are secured to a mounting bracket. Adjacent clamp blocks have mutually facing surfaces with pairs of recesses formed therein to pivotally receive a plurality of nozzles. The nozzles each include a tubular member having a spherical portion received in the recesses. The tubes are connected to sources of liquid. The number of nozzles in the assembly may be increased by linear extension as well as by adding additional rows to increase the depth of the assembly. A threaded member secures the clamp blocks to the bracket with the clamp blocks being pivotable and the nozzles being pivotable until the threaded member is tightened. A fastener secures the bracket to a bulkhead with the bracket being pivotable until the fastener is tightened. The clamp blocks have tapered cross sections to allow pivoting of the nozzles.

Abstract: A device for cleaning surfaces which extend in a vertical plane and particularly ship's sides, tank walls and similar surfaces which are made of ferromagnetic material, comprises a lifting mechanism which has roller means permitting it to run along a ship's railing or similar structure adjacent the top of the surface to be cleaned. The lifting mechanism includes one or more winding drums or hoists which carry support line means which extend from the lifting mechanism to a carrier for a cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus advantageously includes a housing having an undercarriage which is movable along the surface to be cleaned and which includes magnetic means for causing an attraction between the carrier and the surface to be cleaned so that the carrier is held thereagainst during the cleaning operation.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for a hand-held shower head includes a bracket which is secured to the water supply pipe and a receiver which is pivotally mounted to the bracket so that its position may be adjusted in a plane extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the supply pipe. The receiver is open along one side to permit a hose attachment for the shower head to be inserted into or removed from the receiver. The receiver is adapted to receive the shower head in a plurality of angularly related positions so that the horizontal direction of the spray may be adjusted. Vertical spray direction is adjustable by pivoting the receiver relative to the bracket.

Abstract: A package is disclosed which comprises a hose nozzle, sprinkler head spike base, or the like, mounted on a shipping/display card. The hose nozzle, sprinkler head spike base, or the like has two holes formed in portions thereof for receiving fasteners. The holes may be formed in a plate which is part of the article, or they may be formed in web portions formed on the article specifically for mounting. The fastener includes a cylindrical portion for engagement with said holes and an enlarged head engaging the side of said card opposite the side on which said article is mounted, or alternatively a rivet member with two flexible cam-supporting legs, each insertable through one hole.

Abstract: A stiffening device for filter hoses of square crosssection includes two substantially identically shaped wires or strips. Each wire or strip is bent along a single plane repeatedly substantially at right angles to each other to form a zig-zag configuration having alternate longitudinally and transversely extending portions. The length of each of the transversely extending portions correspond to the diagnonal measurement of the hose. The two wires or strips are connected with each other at the centre points of the transversely extending portions and at right angles to the individual plane of those portions.

Abstract: An endotracheal tube holder includes a support arm mounting a tube retainer, an elongated chin mount that is held by a neck strap against the chin and in turn positions the support arm with the tube holder located between the wearer's teeth. A releasable strap detachably holds the tube in the retainer. A friction pivot connects the base of the arm to the chin mount so as to permit adjustive shifting of the tube retainer transversely across the mouth.

Abstract: A hose handling apparatus includes a body of generally U-shaped cross-section in which a portion of a hose may be seated. Strap means are included, by which the body and hose disposed thereon may be supported, and through such supporting thereby, cinching means are actuated to secure the hose relative to the body. The cinching means and support means are connected to the body so as to allow easy removal and installation of the hose relative to the body, meanwhile ensuring simplicity and ease of operation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to hose handling apparatus, and more particularly, to a hose saddle and hose securing means associated therewith.In the handling of large, relatively flexible hose, it is of course important that such hose be properly supported by appropriate apparatus where necessary. It will also be understood that, at such point or points of support thereof, no kinking of or damage to the hose may occur.