Patent ID: 7850128
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B60T,B61G,F16L

Abstract:
1. A suspension device for maintaining a first brake hose of a first vehicle at a predetermined height relative to a support surface upon which said first vehicle moves, wherein said first brake hose has a coupling at one end for connection to a second brake hose of a second vehicle connected in tandem to said first vehicle, said suspension device comprising: an elongated flexible strap having first and second ends, said strap having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, said apertures being spaced longitudinally thereof, and said strap having a selectable portion at its second end for extending through an opening extending through an attachment lug of the first vehicle; a relatively rigid strap pin extendable through a selected one of said apertures of said strap for preventing the portion of the strap selected to extend through the opening of the attachment lug from being withdrawn back through the opening of the attachment lug to attach said strap to said first vehicle; and an attachment device mounted on said strap for attachment of said first end of said strap to said coupling, and further comprising a collar having a bore therethrough sized to receive said strap, said collar having at least a portion being larger than said opening of the attachment lug to prevent the collar from being pulled entirely through the opening of the attachment lug, said collar being engageable with said strap pin when said strap pin is extended through said selected one of said apertures of said strap for preventing said strap from passing through said bore of said collar.