Patent ID: 11879577
Assignee: AUTO CRANE COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. A method preventing moisture and debris from entering an exterior facing side of a hose guide on a panel comprising the steps of:
locating a front panel-engaging side of a base of the hose guide adjacent an inside surface of the panel, the base having an interior surface defining an orifice;
protruding a receiver from a panel orifice defined by the panel, the receiver being frusto-conical in shape and having an interior surface tapering toward a back side of the hose guide and defining a receiver orifice, the receiver orifice in communication with the orifice of the base;
affixing a roller assembly to a back side of the base, the roller assembly supporting a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose, two rollers of the plurality each including a groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a first length, another two rollers of the plurality not including the groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length;
locating a stopper on a hose passing through the hose guide, the stopper having a complementary shape with an interface surface between a terminal end and the interior surface of the receiver.