Patent ID: 8245985
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A01G,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hose hanger device for use in combination with a water timer including a base assembly having a conduit structure defining an inlet with an inlet fitting, an outlet with an outlet fitting and a valve mechanism therebetween operable to prevent or enable water flow through the conduit structure, and an input and display module removably mounted on the base assembly and having an input and display panel configured to provide input signals to timer circuitry for controlling the valve mechanism in response to user actuation and to display indicia relating to an operating state of the water timer, said hose hanger device comprising: a housing defining a hose support surface for supporting a hose coiled thereon, said housing including a front face and an opposite back face, and further including a wall extending between said front face and said back face; a receptacle between said front and back faces and said wall, said receptacle sized to receive the base assembly of the water timer therein and said wall arranged to support the base assembly of the water timer, said receptacle further defining receptacle openings corresponding to the inlet and outlet of the base assembly when the base assembly is disposed within said receptacle, one of said receptacle openings defined in said wall; and an opening defined in said front face and communicating with said receptacle, said opening sized to permit passage of the base assembly therethrough for placement within said receptacle, wherein said receptacle is sized to support the base assembly of the water timer so that the input and display module may be removably mounted on the base assembly with the module substantially flush with said front face of said housing.