Patent ID: 6926027

Claim:
A fluid hose supporting system for use on a truck comprising: (a) a land vehicle having a first surface that is a bottom surface when said land vehicle is in use and a hydraulic system which includes at least one fluid hose; (b) a spring-loaded reel mounted on the first surface of said land vehicle, the fluid hose being wound around said reel, said reel including (1) an L-shaped mounting bracket having a first portion that is mounted on said land vehicle when said reel is in use and a second portion that extends downwardly from the first surface when said reel is in use, (2) an axle rotatably mounted on the second portion of the mounting bracket to extend parallel to the first surface of said land vehicle when said reel is mounted on said land vehicle, (3) a spring connected at a first end thereof to the axle and at a second end thereof to the mounting bracket and biasing the axle to rotate in one direction, (4) a hose guide element mounted on the bracket and including (A) a first arm pivotally mounted at a first end thereof on the second portion of the mounting bracket, and (B) a second arm mounted on a second end of the first arm, the second arm extending parallel to the axle and including a hose-guiding hole defined therethrough; and (c) a fluid hose connected at a first end thereof to a fluid system on said land vehicle and connected at a second end thereof to a fluid-operated element on said land vehicle, said fluid hose being wound around the axle of said reel and extending through the hose-guiding hole of said reel.