Patent ID: 6851732

Claim:
A device for pulling a length of hose of the type used for pumping liquid, said hose having a given diameter and an outer wall, said outer wall having a plurality of generally annular ridges circling a circumference thereof wherein adjacent ridges have a given spacing there between, said device comprising an annular collar having an opening with an inner diameter larger than said given diameter so as to slideably receive said hose therethrough, a first gripping member pivotally mounted on said collar and a second gripping member mounted on said collar spaced from said first gripping member, said first and said second gripping members each having a leg having a longitudinal axis, said leg adapted to be gripped by a human hand, said first and said second gripping members each having a gripping surface adapted to grip said wall of said hose, said gripping surface of said first gripping member being generally perpendicular the said axis of said leg of said first gripping member, and said gripping surface of one of said first and second gripping members having ripples wherein said ripples have crests with the spacings between adjacent crests of said ripples being equal to said given spacing between said ridges.