Patent ID: 8292245
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B65H,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An air hose holding device for use on a pitched roof having a ridge, with first and second roof portions extending downwardly and outwardly from the ridge, comprising: a first support bracket having a first flat roof engaging plate member having inner and outer ends, a second flat upstanding plate member, having upper and lower ends, extending angularly upwardly from said inner end of said first plate member; said first plate member having a plurality of openings formed therein; said second plate member of said first support bracket having a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therein adjacent said upper end thereof; a second support bracket having a first flat roof engaging plate member having inner and outer ends, a second upstanding plate member, having upper and lower ends, extending angularly upwardly from said inner end of said first plate member thereof; said first plate member of said second support bracket having a plurality of openings formed therein; said second plate member of said second support bracket having a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therein adjacent said upper end thereof; said spaced-apart openings in said second plate member of said first support bracket being aligned with said spaced-apart openings in said second plate member of said second support bracket; said first plate members of said first and second support brackets being selectively removably secured to said first and second roof portions on opposite sides of the ridge; said second plate member of said first and second support brackets being horizontally spaced-apart in a parallel manner; an upstanding post having an upper end and a lower end; said post having its lower end positioned between said second plate member of said first and second support brackets; said lower end of said post being selectively pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to said second plates of said first and second support brackets below said openings formed in said second plate members of said first and second support brackets; and a retaining pin selectively removably extending through one of said spaced-apart openings in said second plate member of said first support bracket, through said post, and through one of said spaced-apart openings in said second plate member of said second support bracket whereby the angles of said first plate members of said first and second support brackets may be varied to correspond to various pitch angles of the first and second roof portions; an air hose reel mounted on said upstanding post which has an air intake side operatively connected to a source of air under pressure and a selectively retractable and extendable air hose which is adapted to be secured to a pneumatic tool for use on the roof.