Patent ID: 6488240
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A62C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A hose hanger apparatus for supporting a length of hose arranged in a coil adjacent a generally vertical support surface, said apparatus comprising:a hose supporting body having a hose supporting surface and mounting structure constructed and arranged to enable said hose supporting body to be mounted to the generally vertical support surface in an operative position with said hose supporting surface facing generally upwardly and extending generally outwardly away from the generally vertical support surface, said hose supporting body being constructed and arranged to enable the hose to be supported thereon when said hose supporting body is mounted in said operative position with the length of hose being arranged in a coil and said hose supporting surface supporting an upper portion of the coil; and a hose retainer movable between (a) a hose retaining position wherein, when said hose supporting body is in said operative position with the hose being arranged in a coil and supported thereon, said hose retainer extends upwardly adjacent said hose supporting surface and in spaced apart relation from the generally vertical support surface to inhibit the upper portion of the coil supported on said hose supporting surface from moving in a direction away from the generally vertical support surface off said hose supporting surface without first raising the hose to a height sufficient to vertically clear said hose retainer, and (b) a hose releasing position wherein, when said hose supporting body is in said operative position with the hose being arranged in a coil and supported thereon, said hose retainer is moved out of said hose retaining position to enable the hose to be removed from said hose supporting surface without the need for first raising the hose to a height sufficient to vertically clear said hose retainer and to enable the hose to be mounted onto said hose supporting body with the hose being arranged in a coil and said hose supporting surface supporting an upper portion of the coil without the need for first raising the unsupported hose to a height sufficient to vertically clear said hose retainer.