Hose Retainer

A method of holding an end of a hose inside an opening in the underside of a structure wherein the opening is larger than the end of the hose, said method comprising:

• a) providing a hose holder having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of sides, a pair of ends, and a perimeter having dimensions, wherein at least some of said dimensions of said perimeter are larger than the opening in the underside of a structure, said hose holder comprising:
• a hose engagement portion configured to surround at least a portion of a hose;
• and
• perimeter engaging portions joined to said hose engagement portion for engaging the portions of the structure adjacent to the opening into which the hose is inserted and holding a hose within the opening;
• b) turning the hose holder on one of its sides or ends, and inserting the hose holder through the opening on the underside of the structure;
• c) inserting the end of a hose into the opening on the underside of the structure;
• d) turning the hose holder so that its bottom surface faces the portions of the structure adjacent to the opening on the underside of the structure and inserting the end of the hose into the hose engagement portion;
• and
• e) aligning the perimeter engaging portions of the hose holder with the portions of the structure adjacent to the opening on the underside of the structure, and allowing the perimeter engaging portions to rest on the portions of the structure adjacent to the opening on the underside of the structure.