Patent ID: 8590955

Claim:
A method of supporting a hose comprising the steps of: providing a carrying rack including: a first base member; a second base member securely attachable to the first base member, wherein the first and second base members cooperate to form a plurality of recesses for receiving a hose when the first and second base members are attached to one another; a break-away hinge having a first hinge member secured to the first base member and a second hinge member secured to the second base member, wherein the first and second hinge members are releasably engageable with one another solely upon a separation of the first base member from the second base member, and wherein the hinge is configured to permit complete separation of the first base member from the second base member upon a pivotable separation of the first base member from the second base member, the first base member being completely separable from the second base member to permit removal of said hose; and a locking mechanism for selectively securing the first base member with respect to the second base member; placing a hose within the recesses formed within the first base member; pivoting the second base member, about the break-away hinge, relative to the first base member; and locking the second base member to the first base member such that the hose is retained therein.