Abstract: In embodiments, a connector for setting a layout of a brake hose includes a first coupling member coupled to one end of the brake hose; a second coupling member disposed to be spaced apart from the first coupling member, and coupled to the caliper housing or the frame of the master cylinder; and an adjusting unit connected at one end thereof to the first coupling member, connected at other end thereof to the second coupling member, and configured to adjust a shortest length between a bottom surface of the first coupling member and an outer circumferential surface of the second coupling member and to adjust a line passing through a center of the first coupling member with respect to the second coupling member to be positioned in one of up/down/left/right directions, in a test for setting the layout of the brake hose.

Abstract: A pipe support assembly including a pipe support shell body and at least one standing saddle element. The pipe support shell body includes a substantially semi-cylindrical wall portion having a length which is greater than a width thereof, and have longitudinal rims; and outwardly extending flanges formed at each of the longitudinal rims of the semi-cylindrical wall, wherein the flanges are provided with through holes distributed over the length thereof. The at least one standing saddle element includes an anchoring portion adapted to be anchored to a support structure and a saddle portion to receive the convex side of the semi-cylindrical wall of the pipe support shell, the saddle portion including snap members at its rims to snap around the flanges of the pipe support shell body.

Abstract: A garden watering device is configured for use in handheld and ground-based operation. The garden watering device includes a device body having a water inlet and a handle. The garden watering device also includes at least one water distribution member adapted to spray in multiple patterns. In one example, the at least one water distribution member includes an elongate tube with a series of discharge outlets and a multi-pattern head with at least one flow outlet. The garden watering device also includes a flow route selector that routes water to either the elongate tube or the multi-pattern head.

Abstract: A garden watering device is configured for use in handheld and ground-based operation. The garden watering device includes a device body having a water inlet and a handle. The garden watering device also includes at least one water distribution member adapted to spray in multiple patterns. In one example, the at least one water distribution member includes an elongate tube with a series of discharge outlets and a multi-pattern head with at least one flow outlet. The garden watering device also includes a flow route selector that routes water to either the elongate tube or the multi-pattern head.

Abstract: A trajectory guide for providing access to a target site of a living subject along a desired path comprises a baseplate including a clamp lock, a guide member at least partially contained within the baseplate and having a channel therein, a plurality of adjustable legs each including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the baseplate, and a leg lock coupled to each adjustable leg and moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position in order to set a desired length of the adjustable leg, wherein the adjustable legs and the guide member are structured to be adjusted to provide an infinite number of trajectories in three-dimensional space extending through the channel in the guide member toward a target.

Abstract: There is disclosed a paint roller support device attachable or integrally mounted to a roller frame handle or extension handle. The support device comprises a pair of legs that are pivotable with respect to each other, thereby defining open and closed positions, and further pivotable away from the roller frame handle or extension handle. When the legs are in the open position and oriented away from the long axis of the roller frame/extension handle, the support device provides a generally planar support surface by which the roller frame/extension handle can be placed on the floor, on a table or against a wall such that a nap of a roller cover is spaced apart from the resting surface.

Abstract: An inclined support system for a drain hose enhances drainage of wastewater from a holding tank of a recreational vehicle to a disposal facility. The support system includes one or more sawhorse-like fixtures with legs having slanted lower edges in contact with the ground to provide an inclined drain hose supporting cross member. The legs pivot about the cross member and upon insertion of the drain hose intermediate the legs above the cross member, the upper ends of the legs bear thereagainst to define and stabilize the cant or splay of the legs. Upon removal of the hose, the elements of the fixture are foldable to a compact flattened configuration for storage. In another embodiment, one or more slotted cylindrical elements serve as a support for the drain hose. A plurality of pairs of descending length legs are detachably attachable within opposed channels depending from the support to place the support at an incline and enhance the flow of fluid through the drain hose.

Abstract: A stand for use in pouring concrete is provided. The stand includes a boom that is configured for holding a hose for use in dispensing concrete slurry therefrom. The stand also has a column that supports the boom. A base is present and extends from the column. The base also provides stability to the column to help prevent it from tipping over. In other variations, the height of the boom can be adjustable with respect to the base. Also in other variations the boom may be configured so as to pivot or rotate with respect to the base.

Abstract: A device for supporting a flexible hose extending between an individual and a stationary base unit nearby, is disclosed. The support device flexibly supports the hose generally above the individual yet readily accommodates movement by the individual while maintaining communication between the individual and the base unit through the hose. The device is particularly adapted for use by individuals suffering from sleep apnea and who use units to assist in breathing while sleeping or resting. The device can be easily placed into one or more configurations so that it is hidden from view or transportable.

Abstract: A bracket for securely positioning an anti-lock braking system sensor on a heavy-duty vehicle axle adjacent to wheel hub tone ring teeth is formed from a single piece of robust material such as sheet steel. A steel blank of a certain size and shape preferably is stamped from the sheet steel and is formed by a multi-stage process into the final bracket configuration. The bracket includes a tubular portion formed with a continuous opening for receiving the sensor and a retaining sleeve. A pair of spaced-apart, parallel rearwardly extending bracket feet ensure proper positioning of the sensor relative to the tone ring teeth, and enable use of the bracket in various applications having different wheel hub and/or axle spindle configurations.

Abstract: The supports of the present invention further comprise a frame strut extending across a lower portion of the support frame. Two openings are defined in the frame strut which are adapted to receive ends of an expansion limiter piece. This limiter piece is generally V-shaped and has connection means at the end of each of the V legs for connection to frame struts of adjacent hose supports. The vertex of the limiter piece is located proximal to a vertex formed by the hinge of adjacent hose supports. At the vertex of the limiter piece and at locations near the connection means, living hinges are formed so that a user will experience relatively little resistance to opening, accordion-style, the invention hose supports.

Abstract: A spray washer structure used for attaching to an aircraft and washing insulators on high-voltage transmission lines includes a pivot seat, a core tube, an inner tube, and a nozzle. The pivot seat is supported by a plurality of legs and a rear leg that are attached at the aircraft. The mid-section of the core tube is pivotally connected to the pivot seat by the use of a pivot, and an end portion of the core tube is connected to at least an inclined resilient buffer link at another end portion of the pivot. The innertube is passed through and pivoting within the core tube. The nozzle is secured at the front end of the inner tube by an adjustable joint. Moreover, the nozzle is also connected to a hose connected to a water source.

Abstract: Hose support with footings. A footing may add stability to a hose support that bears a hose that connects a vehicle to a sewer. The footing may include a cavity having dimensions sufficient to accommodate a bottom portion of a leg of a hose support arch. The footing is removably attached to the leg of the hose support arch and extends perpendicularly from the hose support to stabilize the hose support. The hose support may include a plurality of interconnected arches such that the hose support is extendable from a closed alignment to an open alignment. At least one footing is removably attached to a bottom portion of the legs of the interconnected arches to increase the lateral stability of the hose support.

Abstract: A collapsible support is provided for a flexible RV sewer hose which includes in the preferred form, a plurality of pairs of identical arches. The height of each arch pair is different from the preceding arch pair to allow a sewer hose placed therein to properly flow by gravitational forces from the RV to a septic system. The arches of the support are hinged along the side so that each arch will cradle the sewage hose at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the sewer hose.

Abstract: An adjustable sprinkler stand including a sprinkler mount which is supported by three support rod sets and is provided with a threaded through hole for engaging at the top end thereof with a sprinkler and at the bottom end thereof with a water supply tube in conjunction with a connection seat slidably fitted over the water supply tube. The support rod sets are adjustable and formed of an outer tube, an inner tube slidably fitted into the outer tube, and a leg tube fitted into the inner tube. The outer tube and the inner tube are provided with a locating member which is pivoted with one end of a connection rod such that other end of the connection rod is fastened pivotally to the connection seat.

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: 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 concrete floor system includes undulating sheet metal formwork for forming concrete slabs with one or more concrete ribs. The system also provides a unique type of bar chair which allows reinforcement in the form of steel rods, for example, to be dropped in place, thereby minimizing the labor required in installing the formwork.

Abstract: A lightweight, portable and collapsible support apparatus for pressurized water conveyance and overhead mist spraying nozzles (88). A single rear elongated leg (2) extends outwardly to the rear of the apparatus. Two front elongated legs (3R, 3L) extend forwardly and laterally outward in a substantially oblique direction, and are pivotally attached to the rear leg (2), such that the front legs (3R, 3L) can be folded up into a longitudinal bundle for easy carrying and stowing. A boom (30) is demountably attached to the upper end-portion of the rear leg (2), and extends forwardly upward in substantial alignment with the rear leg (2). A garden hose (39) supplies water to the boom (30), which delivers the water up to an overhead branch arm assembly (80), which is demountably and pivotally attached to the upper extremity of the boom (30). The branch arm assembly (80) comprises a plurality of branch arms (81) with mist spraying nozzles (88) attached thereto.

Abstract: A foldable support leg assembly wherein a depending leg is pivotally connected to a pair of fixedly connected bent pair of legs positioned in back-to-back relationship to form a hyperbolic configuration having a pair of upwardly divergent arm portions and a pair of downwardly extending divergent leg portions. The depending leg is pivotal to a stored position into a plane coextensive with the leg portions, and pivotal outwardly to an erected position from the plane to an inclined position. The foldable leg assembly can be employed for supporting a recreational vehicle waste drain hose assembly or a traffic warning signal.

Abstract: Apparatus is described herein for supporting a length of hose extending from an outlet such as the waste disposal outlet of a recreational vehicle to a disposal inlet. The apparatus includes a trough-like support which may be in sections supported by vertical members removably clamped to bottom end edge portions of the trough-like support in an inclined position from the outlet to the inlet. The vertical members are designed with horizontal U-shaped clamping portions positioned with the end edges of the trough-like support clamped between the legs of the "U".

Abstract: A lawn sprinkler base has a flat base plate with three radial arms extending from a central portion. An elbow conduit is mounted on the central portion and has threads for connection to a garden hose at one end and to a sprinkler at the top. Hooks are the distal ends of the arms point inwardly toward the center so that a garden hose can be connected to a conduit and then coiled around on the base plate, inserting the hose under each hook as it is reached. The base stabilizes the sprinkler and base against the reaction effects of water pressure and the like.

Abstract: A support assembly for a spray nozzle specifically structured to deliver liquid and/or cleaning chemicals under high pressure to air conditioning coils or 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 adjsutably 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 proess wherein the presents of personnel is frequently difficult to maintain and dangerous or 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: A lightweight vertical support stand for a water sprinkler head comprises a central support hub and at least five flexible elongate legs attached to the support hub. The legs are pivotally attached so that they can be positioned in an extended support position or can be gathered in a bundle for moving and storage. The support stands for the water sprinkler heads are used in an agricultural irrigation system in which lateral water conduits are provided at spaced positions across the area to be irrigated. Quick disconnect couplings are provided in the lateral conduits, and the support stands and sprinkler heads are adapted to be quickly engaged with the couplings in the lateral conduits.

Abstract: A support for a flexible hose which is characterized by its ability to provide a gradually sloping trough into which a flexible hose is laid and which can be set up and removed with a minimal amount of effort and in a minimal amount of time. The support includes a plurality of generally vertically extending support members that decrease in height as the support extends from one end of the support to the other. The support members comprise two side portions and a top portion, the top portion having an upwardly opening indentation for receiving a flexible hose. The support also includes a plurality of links pivotally fastened to the support members; some of said links have extensions that act as a base for the support. The cooperation of the support members and links forms a structure that is easily extended and retracted. Furthermore, the combination of the indentations in the top portion of the support members forms a trough into which a flexible hose is laid.

Abstract: A foldable trestle for supporting a flexible drain conduit is formed of four or more stretcher sections connected end-to-end by hinge sections. The stretcher sections each comprise a pair of angle members with upright flanges spaced apart at each end by a crosswise hinge member. The hinge member connecting the first and second stretcher sections is a single-pin hinge; the hinge members connecting the second and third sections and the remaining hinge members are double-pin hinges. For storage the first and second sections are folded back-to-back around the pin of their hinge. The spacing between pins of the second hinge is sufficient to permit the third stretcher section to be folded parallel to the second stretcher section but spaced therefrom so as to enclose the folded first stretcher section.

Abstract: A flexible sewer hose is supported in a trough made of rigid sections. Pairs of supporting members are tied together by resilient means to provide an upper diverging clamping portion and a lower pair of diverging legs. The upper clamping portion securely fastens the legs to the trough and when the clamping portion is positioned about overlapping sections of trough, securely holds the sections together to function as a single trough. The supporting members are easily attached by snapping upper inwardly turned ends over upper edges of the trough, are easily disassembled, and fit together for compact storage.

Abstract: Waste pipe support apparatus comprises two nested, trough type, semi-cylindrical tubular members which are telescopically slideable relative to each other for providing the apparatus with required extensibility and contractibility. A bail-type support leg structure elevates one end of the apparatus relative to the other end and the local terrain. Bracket stops limit the pivotable movement of the support leg structure in its operative mode so as to provide stability therefor, and a nut-and-bolt/slot mechanism is provided within the trough members for providing infinite telescopic adjustment capabilities to the apparatus in the longitudinal direction. Guide means is also defined between the trough members for facilitating the movement and retention of one member relative to the other member during the aforenoted longitudinal adjustment operation. The bracket structure of the apparatus also provides for elevational adjustment of the bail leg structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flexible support structure suitably fashioned to accommodate external sewer lines and water lines that are commonly used in mobile homes, campers and trailers and the like. A series of inter-connected troughs are provided with means for fastening the lengths together and are additionally provided with structure which allows stands to support the troughs.

Abstract: A plurality of hose cradles support a sloping, flexible sewer hose. Each hose cradle includes a trough to each end of which a pair of legs is swingably connected in a manner such that the legs may be swung from vertical positions to outwardly swung horizontal positions or to inwardly-swung, nesting positions.

Abstract: An omnidirectional sewer hose support comprised of a multiplicity of interconnected arches of planar form adapted to be deflected from an adjacently related stored condition and into an angular relationship and upstanding condition extended in a zig-zag formation to transversely underlie the hose for its support and by engaging in the reinforcement configuration of the hose to prevent shifting thereof.