Patent ID: 8286892

Claim:
A method for temporarily positioning and fixing an orientation of a garden hose nozzle above a ground surface to facilitate use of running water from the hose for hand washing, the method comprising the steps: providing a hose nozzle holder assembly, said holder assembly comprising: an elongated rigid support member having a lower end in a form of a ground penetrating stake, and a nozzle holder engagement coupling section defined at an upper end, and a unitary T-shaped hose nozzle holder having a vertical coupling segment adapted for engagement with said elongated rigid support member, and an adjoining horizontal rigid tube segment having an interior surface defining a uniform interior diameter, said interior surface adapted for engagement with said hose nozzle, wherein said T-shaped hose nozzle holder vertical coupling segment is attached to said nozzle holder engagement coupling section; driving said ground-penetrating stake end of said elongated rigid support member into said ground surface such that said elongated rigid support member is oriented vertically and said horizontal segment of said unitary T-shaped hose nozzle holder is oriented horizontally; and inserting said hose nozzle through said horizontal rigid tube segment such that an exterior surface of said hose nozzle remains in frictional engagement with said interior surface of said horizontal rigid tube segment, thereby maintaining said hose nozzle in an orientation horizontally, wherein, the maintenance of said hose nozzle in a fixed position enables hands-free use of discharging water.