Patent ID: 7389961

Claim:
A combination garden hose and support for a outlet end of the garden hose, the combination comprising: an elongate flexible garden hose having the outlet end adapted to discharge a stream of water therefrom; a base having a rear portion adapted to be attached to a support surface; a channel formed in said base on a portion of said base spaced from said rear portion; said channel having a bottom below a terminus; said channel adapted to receive said elongate flexible garden hose extending from said bottom to said terminus; an arch above said base; said arch at least partially curved and rigidly coupled to said base; said channel extending along at least a portion of said arch; and means to hold said garden hose within said channel; wherein said terminus of said channel includes a ring, said ring completely circumscribing a centerline of said channel, said ring affixed to said channel, said ring having a greater diameter than a diameter of said outlet end of said garden hose said channel is adapted to receive; said ring having a greater radius of curvature than said channel at said arch; and said ring fixed to said arch of said channel through a flair having a lesser radius adjacent said arch and a greater radius adjacent said ring.