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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926768 | Inclined support for a drain hose 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 ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7434771 | Expandable support for sewer or drainage conduit 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... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7389961 | Hose outlet support bracket A support bracket is provided for holding an outlet end of a hose, such as a garden hose. The bracket includes a base which is adapted to be attached to a support surface, such as an exterior wall of a building. An arch extends away from an upper end of the base to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7344339 | Hose guide A hose guide that allows an individual to stretch a hose over a fence in a commercial or residential setting, and by doing so, avoiding damage to either the hose or the fence. The hose guide includes two separate posts that can be each mounted on individual slats of... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7204462 | Expanding hose holder An insulation delivery apparatus has a hose holder and a nozzle section holder, the nozzle section holder being mounted on an extensible section of the hose holder. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191989 | Hose holder A holder for storing ribbed vacuum cleaner hoses that includes a pair of support members mounted on a support, each support member having one or more ribs to engage the ribbed surface of the hose. The ribs include a lip that prevents displacement of the hose away fr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172138 | Powder spray gun mount and cleaning arrangements A gun mount for a spray gun includes a rigid bracket that is installed on a rigid vertical support such as a gun mover. The bracket securely mounts the guns so as to reduce vibration and swaying during a spraying operation, even when the guns are being vertically mo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159826 | Hose clamping device A universal hose clamp includes a universal hose locating mechanism, a hose coupling for connecting a hose to the hose clamp, and securing structure for securing the locating mechanism to a support structure. The universal hose clamp may be employed to secure a hose... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7097117 | Irrigation unit support stake and system A sprinkler assembly comprising in combination a sprinkler mounting stake and a sprinkler comprising. The sprinkler comprises a sprinkler body formed with a support member receptacle and locking portion. The sprinkler mounting stake comprises a ground insertion port... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7004680 | Temporary support assembly and method of supporting a flexible line A support assembly for a flexible line comprises a hanger to suspend the flexible line from an offshore oil rig without subjecting the line to a bending stress adjacent the support assembly, a frame supporting the hanger, and a connector coupled to the frame to remo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004641 | Submersible fiber optic lighting system A support stand intended to support a terminus of fiber optic cable includes: a base member, a ferrule-receiving member, and a connector that connects the ferrule-receiving member to the base member. Kits including a light source, a lighting grade fiber optic cable ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6926236 | Cable tray apparatus and method A cable tray apparatus for use with a ladder-type cable tray having a pair of parallel spaced apart rails interconnected by a plurality of rungs is disclosed. The cable tray apparatus includes an elongate flexible spine member selectively bendable into a number of d... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6877701 | Coil hose system A coiled hose and system for storing the coiled hose are disclosed. The coiled hose has a memory for maintaining a consistent coiled configuration about a central axis. The coiled hose includes a kink resistor. The system for storing the coiled hose may be wall moun... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6845923 | Ergonomic hopper holder 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... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6708934 | Unitary hose support A structure for supporting a flexible hose, including: a curved, essentially rectangular bearing surface; an attachment tab projecting upwardly from a longer side of the bearing surface, for attachment to a support structure; a pair of restraining tabs projecting up... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6651940 | Tractor-trailer support apparatus Apparatus for supporting cable, hose and the like between a tractor and trailer of a tractor-trailer rig. The apparatus includes a base member attached to the frame of the tractor and a tubular sleeve member extending vertically therefrom. A support membe... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648281 | Portable spill containment bridge and hose and cable support system A portable hose bridge for use in spanning a flexible wall of a portable spillage container so as to prevent the hose or other equipment extending from the container from distorting the flexible wall of the container and impairing the environmental integr... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6332595 | Service hose stands A stand which captively suspends service hosing above the ground so the housing does not contact sensitive areas along the terrain includes vertically extending legs which are inserted into the ground in order to hold the stands in an upright position. Si... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6095462 | Air hose holder Disclosed is an air hose holding device, particularly useful to people using air hoses while working on roof tops. During use, the base of the device is fixed to a mounting surface, such as a roof, with as few as two nails. The hose is then passed through... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6003819 | Pivoting and telecoping hose support 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 o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5913477 | Modular plant support and irrigation system A plant support and irrigation system for domestic and commercial use is assembled without tools from two principal interlocking components, i.e., tubular members and hubs, to form modules. Modules are joined in mating relation vertically, horizontally an... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5909861 | Hose support with telescoping tube 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 upwa... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5881419 | Hose cleaner and holder A hose cleaner comprises a resilient portion supported by a support portion and having an opening extending therethrough. A dirty hose having a size larger than the opening is inserted through the opening and pulled therethrough. The opening of the resili... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5806814 | Water hose caddy 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 an... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5788193 | Support system for a recreational vehicle drain hose A drain support system (8) for supporting a motor home or recreational vehicle drain hose (10) between a recreational vehicle (14) and an in-ground receptacle (16) is provided. The system comprises one or more support assemblies (20) and a trough (18) cap... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5593116 | Hose retractor 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 cartr... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5577693 | Anesthesia circuit stand An anesthesia circuit stand is able to support an anesthesia circuit fitting, when not attached to a patient or to a patient airway securement device in such a manner that anesthesia vapor and nitrous oxide is prevented from escaping into the environment ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5520607 | Holding tray and clamp assembly for an endoscopic sheath A holding tray assembly for holding an endoscopic sheath during installation of the sheath onto an insertion tube of an endoscope and removal of the sheath from the insertion tube, wherein the sheath has a distal end and an open proximal end shaped to rec... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5344193 | Sprinkler head water damage control device A cup shaped collector mounted at one end of an elongate telescopically adjustable pole defines a water receiving chamber for receiving and containing at least a portion of an open sprinkler head and collecting water discharged from the open head. An elon... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5311909 | Flexible hose stabilizing device 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 b... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5033702 | Hose support for waste disposal systems 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 vert... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5018549 | Pump column A fuel delivery pump column for a fuel filling station provided with at least one filling gun or nozzle and one filling hose and structure for varying the pivot point or point of suspension of the filling hose.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5000405 | Fire hose stabilizer An apparatus for holding a pressurized fire hose with water flowing therethrough comprising an enclosure having a cavity therein, a centered aperture therethrough isolated from the cavity by a cylindrical wall extending from the front wall to the rear wal... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4790500 | Optical conductor cable supporting stand for a light ray radiation device used in medical treatment A light ray radiation device for use in medical treatment having optical conductor cables which transmit light rays corresponding to the visible light ray components of solar rays needs an optical conductor cable supporting stand. The stand comprises an u... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4789099 | Method and portable apparatus for chemical spraying of unwanted bird roosts A method for chemical spray treatment of unwanted bird roosts whereby a mixture of water and chemical wetting agents are pumped to the spray location under high pressure through flexible water hose. A single vertical riser pipe is assembled and hinge moun... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4712755 | Hose support Apparatus is disclosed herein for supporting a length of flexible, convoluted hose from an outlet on a motor vehicle or the like to a disposal inlet. The apparatus includes a pair of rails arranged in sliding relationship by a hook arrangment taking the f... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4267782 | Portable, hand-held device for forming crop-receiving cavities in the ground A portable, hand-held device for use in transplanting crops includes a tubular conduit operable for directing fluid outwardly from the discharge end thereof for impingement against the ground to form a crop-receiving cavity in the ground. Additionally, an... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4175600 | Anti-syphon safety dispenser A dispenser apparatus for delivering water to a chemical or agricultural tank wherein a base plate is provided to removably attach the dispenser to the tank. An upstanding screw-threaded pedestal member extends from the base plate and carries a valved dis... | 11/27/1979 |
| 3944138 | Lawn sprinkler and bird bath structure A lawn sprinkler is provided with a first female hose fitting disposed in fluid communication with a housing having a base and interior chamber in fluid communication with the first fitting and a second fitting in fluid communication with the chamber. A s... | 03/16/1976 |
