Cage for support of flexible pipes, tubing, and lines
OwnerWayne J. Smithinventor
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Abstract
This cage routes and contains flexible lines cleanly, and secures them in a manner such that the flexible lines will not snag on loader treads, or other obstacles. The cage is formed by distinct placement of straight pins and angle pins in a flat bed. The support holder may be used independently, or in sets, to contain ⅜″, ½″, and ¾″ flexible line. Placement is accomplished by an operator placing the line past and over pins and then bending over a final angle pin to finally contain the line within the cage. The line remains contained until an operator extracts the line, when the process is reversed.
Claims13
For use in a loader-attached implement arrangement,
- wherein said loader and said attached implement each have a fluid-moving device,
- where said devices are interconnected by flexible lines of greater length than a distance between the two devices:
- a cage
- which is a framework for support of said flexible lines
- consisting of:
- straight pins, and
- angle pins, and
- a bed of flat steel;
- where said straight pins and said angle pins
- corral said flexible lines placed on said bed of steel as a means for supporting and managing said flexible lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.