# US 5,699,987 A · Hose hanging apparatus having a drawer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,699,987 A - Document ID: US5699987A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/687,966 - Filed: 1996-07-29 - Granted: 1997-12-23 - Earliest claimed: 1996-07-29 - Inventors: Daniel J. Romaneschi; Jeff Bendio - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5699987A ## CPC - B65H 75/366: {with stored package of material loosely hanging on a support, e.g. a hose hanger} - A62C 33/04: Supports or clamps for fire hoses - B65H 2701/533: Storage compartments for accessories - Y10T 137/6918: With hose storage or retrieval means - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A hose hanging apparatus having a drawer is disclosed. The hose hanging apparatus provides a main body supporting a front railing and a back plate having a rear railing that allows a user to coil hose about the main body between the front and back railings, A drawer is carried by the main body and provides well ventilated and drained storage for tools and supplies. The drawer provides bottom mounted riser bars that cause the drawer to elevate as it is opened, thus tending to prevent the drawer from inadvertently falling out. The riser bars tend to compensate for the drawer cavity having a smaller rear portion and a larger front portion as a result of requirements of the plastic molding process by which the main body is manufactured. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hose hanging apparatus, comprising: (a) a main body comprising: (a) a drawer housing, having a front opening, comprising: (a) an upper deck having a hose support surface having a front edge; (b) a left side, attached to the upper deck; (c) a right side, attached to the upper deck; and (d) a bottom surface, defining at least one ventilating opening, attached to the left side and the right side; (b) a front railing, carried by the front edge of the upper deck; and (c) a back wall, smaller in size than the front opening, comprising means for attaching the back wall to a vertical support surface; and (b) a drawer, slidably carried by the drawer housing, comprising: (a) a floor, having a sloping lower surface defining at least one drain hole; (b) a front wall, connected to the floor; and (c) a handle, attached to the front wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hose hanging apparatus of claim 1, additionally comprising horizontally oriented riser bar means, carried by the drawer, for elevating the drawer as it is withdrawn from the drawer housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hose hanging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drawer further comprises at least one riser bar, having a wedge-shaped body, comprising: (a) a horizontally oriented lower surface, slidably carried by the bottom surface of the drawer housing; and (b) a triangular side surface adjacent to the lower surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The hose hanging apparatus of claim 3, wherein the riser bar additionally comprises stop means, carried by the wedge-shaped body, for preventing the drawer from failing out of the drawer housing of the main body, comprising: (a) a recessed catch point; and (b) an extended stop block. ### Claim 5 A hose hanging apparatus, comprising: (a) a main body, comprising: (a) a drawer housing, having a front opening, comprising: (a) an upper deck having a hose support surface having a front edge; (b) a left side, attached to the upper deck; (c) a right side, attached to the upper deck; and (d) a bottom surface, having at least one opening, attached to the left side and the right side; (b) a front railing, carried by the front edge of the upper deck; and (c) a back wall, smaller in size than the front opening, comprising: (a) means for attaching the back wall to a vertical support surface; and (b) an interlocking extension, carried by the back wall; (b) a back plate, carried by the main body, comprising: (a) interlocking frame means for connecting to the main body, comprising: (a) a support shoulder, carried by the upper deck; and (b) a peripheral rim defining an opening sized to carry the interlocking extension of the back wall; (b) a back railing, connected to the interlocking frame means; and (c) a drawer, slidably carried by the drawer housing, comprising: (a) a floor, having a sloping lower surface defining at least one drain hole; (b) a front wall, connected to the floor; (c) a handle, attached to the front wall; and (d) at least one riser bar, carried by the lower surface of the floor of the drawer, comprising: (a) a wedge-shaped body comprising: (a) a horizontally oriented lower surface, slidably carried by the bottom surface of the drawer housing, having a rear portion; and (b) a triangular side surface, adjacent to the lower surface; and (b) stop means, carded by the wedge-shaped body, for preventing the drawer from falling out of the drawer housing of the main body, comprising: (a) a recessed catch point in the rear portion of the lower surface; and (b) a stop block extending from the rear portion of the wedge-shaped body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The hose hanging apparatus of claim 5, additionally comprising locking means, carried by the drawer and by the drawer housing, for locking the drawer within the drawer housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The hose hanging apparatus of claim 6, additionally comprising a small front storage area defined within the drawer having left, center and right compartments.