Abstract:
A hose landing system kit for supporting a hose of a recreational vehicle which comprises a hose support, at least two pairs of stanchions, and at least two bolts, which stanchions act with said support to create channels for the hose. The channels are at least as tall as the height of the hose, and allow the hose to be supported therein with greater ease of placement than prior art methods.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a hose support, and more particularly, a HOSE LANDING SYSTEM KIT RVS AND THE LIKE. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Numerous innovations for recreational vehicle hose supports have been provided in the prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they differ from the present invention. 
     A FIRST EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,082,242, Published/Issued on Apr. 4, 1978, to Smith teaches an omnidirectional sewer hose support comprised of a multiplicity of interconnected arches of planar form adapted to be deflected from an adjacently related stored condition and into an angular relationship and upstanding condition extended in a zig-zag formation to transversely underlie the hose for its support and by engaging in the reinforcement configuration of the hose to prevent shifting thereof. 
     A SECOND EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,228,978, Published/Issued on Oct. 21, 1980, to Rand teaches a support for a flexible sewer hose attached to an RV. The support has at least two elongate, semi-circular sections which are relatively slidable to adjust the length of the support. Fastening means lock the sections once adjusted. The support is secured to the hose by flexible ties or securement means attachable to the hose. 
     A THIRD EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,905,939, Published/Issued on Mar. 6, 1990, to Horn teaches identical metal trough sections adapted for twist-lock attachment end to end. The twist-lock arrangement is built into the trough sections. No separate fasteners are required. The attached trough sections produce a half-round elongated member. The elongated member is useful for supporting and protecting expandible flexible sewer hose of the type normally used on motor homes and trailers for emptying holding tanks. After use, the elongated support member can be dissassembled back into the smaller trough sections for storage. 
     A FOURTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,431,455, Published/Issued on Jul. 11, 1995, to Seely teaches a recreational vehicle sewer hose containment assembly comprising a plurality of rigid linear tubes telescopically mated to define a housing, with the housing adapted for receiving a sewer hose of a recreational vehicle therein and with the housing contractible in a stowed configuration and extendable in an operable configuration; an adjustment mechanism coupled to the housing for fixedly setting the telescopic extension and alignment of the tubes thereof; and a coupling mechanism coupleable to the housing and coupleable with a recipient surface therebelow for placing the housing in a stationary operable configuration. 
     A FIFTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 6,619,596, Published/Issued on Sep. 16, 2003, to Caine, et al. teaches a collapsible support is provided for a flexible RV sewer hose which includes in the preferred form, a plurality of pairs of identical arches. The height of each arch pair is different from the preceding arch pair to allow a sewer hose placed therein to properly flow by gravitational forces from the RV to a septic system. The arches of the support are hinged along the side so that each arch will cradle the sewage hose at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the sewer hose. 
     A SIXTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 6,786,462, Published/Issued on Sep. 7, 2004, to Bland teaches a RV sewage line stabilizing device is used to secure an elbow fitting, affixed to the end of an RV sewer hose, in place in a sewer receptacle. A bottom plate has a U-shaped collar formed in one end, and an open, three-sided box formed on the other end. The RV sewage line stabilizing device lays generally flat in close proximity to the ground, with the U-shaped collar fitting around the vertically extending portion of the elbow fitting. The U-shaped collar may rest on top of a flange formed around the elbow fitting, or a retaining strap may be secured over the horizontally extending portion of the elbow fitting to hold the elbow fitting down and in place. The open, three-sided box holds a brick, or other weights, in place to provide weight to secure and stabilize the elbow fitting, keeping the sewer hose in place. 
     A SEVENTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 7,425,028, Published/Issued on Sep. 16, 2008, to Angel, et al. teaches a sewer hose support handle provides for easy storage and manual transport of a standard foldable sewer hose support as are popular among recreational vehicle owners. The flexible handle is formed from plastic and includes a biased longitudinal member having parallel ends. Each of the handle ends includes a flange which can be positioned below the terminal sections of the sewer hose support. A grip affixed to the longitudinal member allows the combination sewer hose support and handle to be easily lifted and carried. 
     It is apparent now that numerous innovations for hose supports for RVs have been provided in the prior art that adequate for various purposes. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, accordingly, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a HOSE LANDING SYSTEM KIT RVS AND THE LIKE that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art. 
     ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a HOSE LANDING SYSTEM KIT RVS AND THE LIKE that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. 
     STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a HOSE LANDING SYSTEM KIT RVS AND THE LIKE that is simple to use. 
     BRIEFLY STATED, STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a HOSE LANDING SYSTEM KIT RVS AND THE LIKE that is easily disassemblable, and which allows a hose to be easily placed therein. 
     The novel features which are considered characteristic of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying drawing. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
       The figures of the drawings are briefly described as follows: 
         FIG. 1  is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present invention setup next to an RV with a landing hose installed and resting thereon; 
         FIG. 2  is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present invention showing all the components disassembled from each other; 
         FIG. 3  is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present invention per se partially assembled with a last center bolt yet to be installed; and 
         FIG. 4  is a side elevational view thereof. 
     
    
    
     A MARSHALING OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING 
     
         
           10  hose landing system kit 
           12  recreational vehicle 
           14  hose 
           16  hose support 
           18  stanchion 
           20  pair of stanchions  18   
           22  bolt 
           24  channel formed by stanchions  20  and hose support  16   
           26  sides of channel  24   
           28  diameter of hose  14   
           30  through-bores of hose support  16  and stanchions  18   
           32  height of stanchions  18   
         Δ angle of hose support  16   
           36  flat surface 
           38  portion of hose support  16  which extends past stanchions  18   
           40  tops of stanchions  18   
           42  distance between tops of stanchions  18  and through-bores  30   
           44  nuts 
           46  washers 
       
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to  FIG. 1 , disclosed is a hose landing system kit  10  for recreational vehicles  12  and the like which comprises: 
     a) a hose  14  support  16 ; 
     b) at least two pairs  20  of stanchions  18 ; and 
     c) at least two bolts  22 . 
     The bolts  22  are for each securing one of the pairs  20  of stanchions  18  to the hose support  16 . By their securement thereon, the stanchions  18  form sides  26  of a channel  24  when secured to the hose support  16  by the bolts  22 . To facilitate holding the hose, the channel  24  formed by the stanchions  18  secured to the hose support  16  has sides  16  which extend at least as high as the diameter  28  of the hose  14  being supported. 
     Referring now to  FIGS. 2-4 , it is disclosed that to be attached, the hose support  16  and the stanchions  18  have corresponding through-bores  30 , to permit the bolts  22  to secure them in pre-determined locations. 
     Each of the pairs  20  of stanchions  18  are of different heights, so that when the stanchions  18  are secured to the hose support  16  by the bolts  22  through the corresponding through-bores  30 , the hose support  16  is held at an angle Δ when the stanchions  18  are placed on a flat surface  36 . Additionally, the through-bores  30  on said hose support  16  are positioned such that when the corresponding stanchions  18  are attached, the hose support  16  has a portion which extends substantially beyond  38  the stanchions  18 . 
     In a preferred embodiment, the at least two pairs  20  of stanchions  18  comprises three pairs  20  of stanchions  18 , which three pairs  20  of stanchions  18  are all of different heights  32 . To facilitate the channels of the invention, the through-bores  30  are all the same distance  42  from the tops  40  of the three pairs  20  of stanchions  18 . 
     The kit  10  in a preferred embodiment includes nuts  44  and washers  46 , so that the bolts  22  are removably securable by the nuts  44  and washers  46 , and the kit  10  is disassemblable by releasing the nuts  44  and removing the bolts  22 . 
     Differentiation from Prior Art Devices 
     The present kit  10  provides several advantages over other methods, including accordion-style systems such as those of Smith, semi-circular channel systems such as those of Rand, or systems for wholly enclosing a hose  14  such as Seely. In the first instance, all three of the prior art systems of Smith, Rand and Seely require the systems to encompass the hose along all of the length which it travels. In the case of the channel of Rand or the enclosing system of Seely, this is inherent to their structures. 
     In the case of an accordion system such as Smith, if the device did not come into very frequent contact with the hose, the panels of the accordion would have to be absurdly elongated. Specifically, in the case of Smith, the material must bend more as the supports are separated further; separating them to the degree of the present invention would likely break any sufficiently resilient material. In the case of the hinged accordion system of Brockington, the panels by physical necessity must contact the hose along its whole length. Further if the hinges of Brockington were applied to the system of Smith, then the entire device would simply collapse, since the weight of the hose  14  would be pushing the hinges open. 
     Thus, all of the prior art methods require constant or near-constant contact and alignment with the hose  14 . However, hoses of the type in question are not always easily amenable to such contact. A large diameter  28  hose  14  may be quite difficult align perfectly straightly, and may not keep such alignment when there is irregular flow through the hose  14 , or when temperatures change, or as a result of other environmental factors. The present invention, having the hose rest on a hose support  16  which normally has open sides, except for specific channels  24  formed by the stanchions  18 , allows the hose  14  to be much more easily placed thereon by a user. Additionally, the overhanging portions  38  of the device which extend past the stanchions  18  allow the hose  14  to be still somewhat supported while it is turning, which by their necessary construction, the prior art methods cannot do. 
     It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above. 
     While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodiments of a HOSE LANDING SYSTEM KIT RVS AND THE LIKE, accordingly it is not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. 
     Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.