Abstract: A tool for selective attachment to pipe or other elongated objects. The tool includes a handgrip for gripping the tool by hand, which is attached to a base. The tool includes a flexible fastener or strap for wrapping around the pipe, and a tensioner for exerting tension on the fastener to clamp the pipe between the fastener and the base.

Abstract: A hose handle system is a pump suction hose clamp or pipe clamp with a handle attached that a user can place on a suction hose or the like to lift and move the hose from one location to another. The hose handle system is designed for easy single handed operation and provides quick attachment and positive grip of the connection. The hose handle clamp assembly has a left clamp side that is hinged to a right clamp side, and the right clamp side is attached to a clamp main body. A clamp lock is pivotally attached to the left side of the clamp main body and is able to lock the left clamp side to the clamp main body thereby locking the clamp onto the hose.

Abstract: The garden hose guide includes a spiral stake member terminating at a lower end in a sharpened point. A hose support and guide define an upper portion of the stake member. The hose support and guide includes a roller, a first support arm and a hose guide arm disposed perpendicular to the first support arm. A conventional washer is attached to the stake member and is utilized to manipulate the stake for securing the stake in the ground.

Abstract: A cable hanger having a mounting end for attachment to a support structure and a cable support portion coupled to the mounting end. The cable support portion has at least two spaced parallel legs defining a receiving slot therebetween. Each receiving slot has a closed bottom and an open top end for receiving and locating loops of a cable formed into a coil. Preferably, the mounting end is adapted to be releasably attached to the support structure and the cable hanger is formed from bent rod. The mounting end will preferably have a hook shape with a free end attaching to the support structure which is spaced from the cable support portion to optionally receive a portion of a support structure therebetween. The receiving slots will have a height and width selected to accommodate the diameter and length of cable being supported and the number of receiving slots may vary accordingly.

Abstract: A cable hanger having a mounting end for attachment to a support structure and a cable support portion coupled to the mounting end. The cable support portion has at least two spaced parallel legs defining a receiving slot therebetween. Each receiving slot has a closed bottom and an open top end for receiving and locating loops of a cable formed into a coil. Preferably, the mounting end is adapted to be releasably attached to the support structure and the cable hanger is formed from bent rod. The mounting end will preferably have a hook shape with a free end attaching to the support structure which is spaced from the cable support portion to optionally receive a portion of a support structure therebetween. The receiving slots will have a height and width selected to accommodate the diameter and length of cable being supported and the number of receiving slots may vary accordingly.

Abstract: The invention is a fire hose holding apparatus that involves a hose clamp that involves two halves that are connected together via a hinge and a handle. Located along the interior of said two halves are rubber strips. The locking apparatus involves a locking clip on the opposite ends of the two halves and locking notch in the handle.

Abstract: A pan assembly for supporting a concrete supply hose at a support surface includes a pan body having a generally flattened or generally planar lower surface and a generally vertical sidewall with a curved transition between the lower surface and the sidewall. The pan assembly includes at least one support member extending upwardly from a generally central region of the pan body and radially inward of the sidewall. The at least one support member is configured to at least partially receive a hose section at an upper end thereof. The sidewalls may include hose receiving recesses to at least partially receive the hose therein, such that the pan assembly provides a low profile support of the concrete supply hose.

Abstract: A sprinkler support includes a central support bar to which two sprinkler support rings are attached at one end and to which a cross bar is attached. The cross bar is located spaced apart from the ends of the central bar and serves as a foot bar against which a user presses his or her foot to insert the central support bar into the ground.

Abstract: An ergonomic hopper holder for use with spray application equipment includes a vertical support member having a holster end, an opposite hopper end, and a hopper hanger proximate to the hopper end. The holder also includes an arm member having a support end, a spray gun end, and a spray gun support proximate to the spray gun end for supporting a spray gun. The arm member is pivotably joined to the vertical support member. The holder further includes a holster and belt combination capable of being worn by an artisan.

Abstract: A fire sprinkler mount including a base, a bracket and a screw mounting the bracket to the base. The base includes a support attachable to a beam with two arms extending therefrom. Support holes extend through the arms. The bracket includes two parallel plates spaced to receive a standard sprinkler fitting. A cradle is provided at one of the plates while a retaining hole is provided on the other. The screw is able to rotate within the support holes and is threaded to a mounting hole in the bracket for vertical adjustment of the bracket retaining the sprinkler fitting.

Abstract: A hose anchor assembly for protecting a hose bib and an exterior wall of a building from damage and undue wear resulting from excessive force applied by a user of a hose connected to the hose bib. Without benefit of the present invention, forces applied to the hose by the user would be borne by the hose bib and the hose, particularly at its attachment end. However, the anchor assembly buffers these forces and diverts them away from the hose bib. Moreover, the anchor assembly is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and reliable in use. The hose anchor assembly includes a hose fastener for detachable securement of the hose and an anchor for providing stationary positioning of the assembly. The assembly also includes a resilient member, such as a helical spring, disposed between the fastener and the anchor to aid in buffering forces exerted by the user on the hose from the hose bib.

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 portable water sprinkler system including a central water column assembly having a lower section, an upper section removably connected to the lower section, and a sprinkler head removably connected to the upper section. The lower section includes an outer tube formed of galvanized steel, an inner tube formed of plastic for supplying water to the upper section, and a hose connector at the lower end for receiving a hose for supplying water to the inner tube. The upper section is formed of plastic and is removably connected to the inner tube of the lower section. The outer tube of the lower section includes three connection flanges formed of galvanized steel extending outwardly from the outer tube. The portable water sprinkler system further includes first, second, and third leg members formed of galvanized steel being pivotally connected at their upper ends to the three connection flanges on the outer tube, respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing a hose between periods of use, such as a water hose or other elongated flexible member, which includes right and left support arms, right and left rotatable support members, cross bar, right and left support posts, neck portion and base leg. The right and left rotatable support members are freely rotatable about said right and left support arms, thus allowing said hose to be freely uncoiled, and manufactured from polyvinyl chloride piping. The water hose support apparatus is mounted at three points such that it is securely supported in a vertical and horizontal position, and is preferably manufactured from galvanized pipe, and is constructed such that it can support the weight of the water hose and its contents when fully wrapped without any sagging or other failure.

Abstract: A hose protector for placement around a hose to reduce friction and wear on the hose, a plurality of such protectors being placed at uniform intervals along the length of the hose, includes a solid annular body defining an interior surface which extends from a first end of the body to its second end, the interior surface having a diameter at the first and second ends of the body to sealingly engage with a hose extended through the body. The body defines an exterior surface which gradually expands in a first portion from the first end to a second portion of greatest diameter, and it includes a third portion which gradually contracts from the second portion to the second end of the body.

Abstract: A golf club holder and turf repair tool includes a main body having an upper portion, an intermediate portion extending from the upper portion at substantially a right angle thereto, and a lower portion extending from the intermediate portion at substantially a right angle thereto and arranged generally parallel to the upper portion. A pair of clamps are attached to the main body upper portion for receiving and holding a grip on a golf club. Each clamp has a pair of resilient arms that are deflected when the golf club grip is inserted in the clamp. The main body lower portion includes a pair of prongs which may be used in repairing ball marks and impressions on putting greens. The prongs are arranged side by side below the clamps for penetrating the ground so that the golf club is supported in a generally vertical orientation relative to the ground with the head elevated above the grip.

Abstract: A reel housing having a coil spring mounted therein for biasing a garden hose wound into the housing reel for storage purposes. A hose segment coupled to water transfer structure in the housing is to be coupled to water transfer structure in the housing and this segment is further to be coupled to a water faucet. The main length of hose is wound in the reel housing until ready for use, whereupon it is unwound, thereby rotating the reel housing relative to the support on which the housing is mounted. The reel housing having hose supporting structure including telescoping tubes, with the tubes extending outwardly from and tangential to the housing. The hose extends outwardly from the reel through the outermost tube when the tubes extend outwardly from the housing. The reel housing also including an adjustable brace coupled to the innermost tube near the outer end thereof. The brace can be adjusted in length to mount the reel at any desired angle relative to the level ground therebelow.

Abstract: A stake-based support system for use in the landscaping industry. The system includes a spiked section having a pair of elongated legs with pointed spikes on their bottom ends and a footed section having a pair of L-shaped legs with foot sections for supporting the system. The pairs of legs are linked by connecting strips and the two sections are attached to each other by a threaded pipe, nuts, and washers. The system includes means for receiving a landscaping device, such as a lighting fixture, a water sprinkler, a flagpole, or any other devices utilized in the landscaping industry.

Abstract: A hose stabilizing device for a recreational vehicle sewage hose or the like, which includes a body member having a hose receiving opening and an internal chamber therein. The device is selectively movable between an open condition, wherein the hose may be placed in the hose receiving opening, and a closed condition wherein the hose is clampingly held therein. The body member includes a filling device for enabling the internal chamber thereof to receive and hold a ballast material therein, thereby providing sufficient weight to stabilize the hose. The body member is constructed to enable the device to be securely connected adjacent an end of the hose, and either stood up on its side adjacent a sewage receiving inlet, or placed flat directly on top of the inlet such that the hose receiving opening is in alignment with the inlet, thereby stabilizing the end of the hose in proper communication with the inlet.

Abstract: A hose guiding device for guiding a hose through a garden includes a member having a conduit, the conduit having a first end and a second end, the conduit adapted to receive the hose through a first opening in the first end and through the conduit and out through a second opening in the second end. The device further includes retaining members which are inserted through channels in the device to secure the device to the ground to prevent movement of the device during use.

Abstract: A garden hose reel is provided that may selectively be mounted on either a portable caddy or a fixed wall bracket. The garden hose reel hereof comprises a rotatable reel mounted on a U-shaped yoke. The yoke has a vertical arm depending downwardly from the midpoint of the yoke that is pivotally received by either a caddy supported bracket or wall mounted bracket. A latch assembly selectively holds the reel in a fixed position, and limits the angle through which the reel may be pivoted.

Abstract: A knock-down low cost stable support structure for a lawn sprinkler head consists of a standpipe whose upper end is connected to the sprinkler head and whose lower end is connected to a garden hose, and a tripod stand supporting the standpipe. The stand includes separable legs secured by fasteners which also engage supporting brackets on the standpipe.

Abstract: A hose storage apparatus for storing and transporting a hose on a reel. The reel is rotatably mounted on a frame which is formed of a plastic material. The frame has a molded plastic handle pivotally attached thereto. The handle is positionable in an upright attitude to provide a convenient means for manipulating the apparatus. The handle may be selectively lowered to a lowered position wherein portions of the handle are positioned adjacent to the frame to reduce the height of the apparatus and thereby facilitate storage. A lock releasably secures the handle to the frame in a selected attitude. The reel includes a pair of identical molded plastic reel halves. Each half includes a reel side with a hub. Each hub is rotatably mounted in the frame. A plurality of pylons is formed integral with each of the reel sides. The pylons of each reel side are secured to each other and form a hose support surface. A hose connector is mounted on one reel side.

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: A garden watering device having a longitudinally extending member provided with spaced means for mounting a hose so that an outlet of the hose is at the lower end of the member when the member is disposed substantially vertically. A handle is connected to the member adjacent the upper end of the member when same is disposed vertically for facilitating manipulation of the member so as to cause the hose to traverse a predetermined area to be watered.

Abstract: A hose storage apparatus for storing and transporting a hose on a reel. The reel is rotatably mounted on a frame which is formed of a plastic material. The frame has a molded plastic handle pivotally attached thereto. The handle is positionable in an upright attitude to provide a convenient means for manipulating the apparatus. The handle may be selectively lowered to a lowered position wherein portions of the handle are positioned adjacent to the frame to reduce the height of the apparatus and thereby facilitate storage. A lock releasably secures the handle to the frame in a selected attitude. The reel includes a pair of identical molded plastic reel halves. Each half includes a reel side with a hub. Each hub is rotatably mounted in the frame. A plurality of pylons is formed integral with each of the reel sides. The pylons of each reel side are secured to each other and form a hose support surface. A hose connector is mounted on one reel side.