Patent ID: 7891602

Claim:
A hose guide comprising: a shell assembly having a tubular body, said tubular body defining a substantially enclosed space and an opening into said enclosed space; a guide rod assembly, said guide rod assembly movably coupled to said shell assembly and structured to move between a first, retracted position, wherein said guide rod assembly is substantially disposed within said shell assembly enclosed space, and a second, extended position, wherein said guide rod assembly extends substantially above said shell assembly enclosed space; a pop-up device having elements disposed on said shell assembly and on said guide rod assembly, said pop-up device structured to move said guide rod assembly between said first, retracted position and said second, extended position; said pop-up device structured to be actuated by a generally linear movement of said guide rod assembly; said tubular body has a sidewall with an elongated, generally cylindrical shape; said guide rod assembly is generally cylindrical; said pop-up device includes at least one race disposed on said shell assembly inner side; said pop-up device includes at least one bearing disposed on said guide rod assembly; said at least one bearing structured to be movably disposed in said race; wherein said at least one race is generally straight and extends longitudinally; wherein said pop-up device includes a biasing device, said biasing device structured to bias said guide rod assembly toward said second, extended position; said tubular body has an inner side, an upper end, and a lower end; said biasing device is a spring, said spring disposed between said guide rod assembly and said shell assembly lower end; said guide rod assembly includes a spindle assembly and a lock cam; said spindle assembly having a hollow, elongated, generally cylindrical body with an upper end, a lower end, and a lower axial surface; said at least one bearing disposed upon the outer surface of said spindle assembly; said pop-up device includes said spindle assembly lower axial surface having an alternately angled cam surface; said lock cam having an elongated, generally cylindrical body with an upper portion, a lower portion, and at least one cam extension; said cam extension extending radially from said lock cam lower portion, said pop-up device includes said cam extension having an angled cam surface; said lock cam upper portion structured to be disposed within said spindle support hollow body; and wherein, when said lock cam upper portion is disposed within said spindle assembly hollow body, said at least one cam extension engages said spindle assembly lower axial surface.