Patent ID: 7159826

Claim:
A universal hose clamp comprising: a universal hose locating mechanism; a hose mount linked to the universal hose locating mechanism through a mounting pin to provide free rotational movement of the hose mount about the longitudinal axis of the mounting pin to control the pitch of the hose mount; a first locking mechanism linked to the hose mount by the mounting pin, the first locking mechanism being movable between an unlocked position and a locked position to control rotational movement of the hose mount, the first locking mechanism comprising a handle assembly linked to the mounting pin, the handle assembly configured to rotate relative to the mounting pin to move the first locking mechanism between the unlocked and locked positions; a securing means for securing the universal hose locating mechanism to a support structure; and a hose coupling coupled to the hose mount, the hose coupling being adapted to connect a hose to the universal hose locating mechanism, such that with the first locking mechanism in the unlocked position, the hose coupling has unlimited rotational movement about the longitudinal axis of the mount pin, wherein the universal hose locating mechanism further comprises a second locking mechanism linked to the hose mount, the second locking mechanism being movable between an unlocked and a locked position, the second locking mechanism comprising a second handle assembly and a swivel pin, wherein the swivel pin has a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mounting pin, wherein the second handle assembly is rotatable relative to the swivel pin to move the second locking mechanism between the unlocked and locked positions such that with the second locking mechanism in the unlocked position, the hose coupling has unlimited rotational movement about the longitudinal axis of the swivel pin.