Hose guide device

A hose guide device, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of rotatable elements;
• (b) a holder defining a passageway having an arcuate inverted hook shaped profile and an side opening to said passageway extending downwardly from an upper portion of said holder through which a hose can enter said passageway as the hose is pulled past said device;
• (c) means for mounting said rotatable elements on said holder so as to dispose said rotatable elements in a generally single file arcuate arrangement conforming in configuration to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway of said holder such that the hose upon entering said passageway through said side opening thereof will slidably contact said rotatable elements and be retained within said passageway of said holder below said upper portion thereof due to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway and said single file arcuate arrangement of said rotatable elements;
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• (d) a deflector means on said holder extending outwardly from opposite sides of a lower portion of said holder generally below said side opening to said passageway so as to cover any space between said lower portion of said holder and the external support structure to thereby prevent entry into the space of any portion of an appliance attached to and moved with the hose.

A hose guide device, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of rotatable elements each having a substantially spherical configuration and a central opening defined therethrough;
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• (b) a holder including an elongated rod member defining a passageway having an arcuate inverted hook shaped profile and an side opening to said passageway extending downwardly from an upper portion of said holder through which a hose can enter said passageway as the hose is pulled past said device, said main portion of said rod member being disposed through said central openings of said rotatable elements so as to thereby slidably receive and mount said rotatable elements thereover in a generally single file arcuate arrangement conforming in configuration to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway such that the hose upon entering said passageway through said side opening thereof will slidably contact said rotatable elements and be retained within said passageway of said rod member below said upper portion thereof due to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway of said rod member and said single file arcuate arrangement of said rotatable elements;
• (c) said rod member further having opposite upper and lower end portions respectively connected to opposite ends of said main portion and being bent and respectively turned back over and under said opposite ends of said main portion, said opposite upper and lower end portions of said rod member capturing said rotatable elements therebetween over said main portion of said rod member.

A hose guide device, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of rotatable elements;
• (b) a holder defining a passageway having an arcuate inverted hook shaped profile and an side opening to said passageway extending downwardly from an upper portion of said holder through which a hose can enter said passageway as the hose is pulled past said device;
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• (c) means for mounting said rotatable elements on said holder so as to dispose said rotatable elements in a generally single file arcuate arrangement conforming in configuration to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway of said holder such that the hose upon entering said passageway through said side opening thereof will slidably contact said rotatable elements and be retained within said passageway of said holder below said upper portion thereof due to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway and said single file arcuate arrangement of said rotatable elements;
• (d) said holder being an elongated body member defining said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway;
• (e) said means for mounting said rotatable elements on said holder being a central channel defined by said body member rotatably receiving and retaining said rotatable elements therein;
• (f) said holder also having at least one slot defined in said body member extending along said central channel and exposing said rotatable elements at the exterior of said body member permitting the hose to slidably contact said rotatable elements.

A hose guide device, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of rotatable elements each having a substantially spherical configuration and a central opening defined therethrough;
• (b) a holder including an elongated rod member defining a passageway having an arcuate inverted hook shaped profile and an side opening to said passageway extending downwardly from an upper portion of said holder through which a hose can enter said passageway as the hose is pulled past said device, said main portion of said rod member being disposed through said central openings of said rotatable elements so as to thereby slidably receive and mount said rotatable elements thereover in a generally single file arcuate arrangement conforming in configuration to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway such that the hose upon entering said passageway through said side opening thereof will slidably contact said rotatable elements and be retained within said passageway of said rod member below said upper portion thereof due to said arcuate inverted hook shaped profile of said passageway of said rod member and said single file arcuate arrangement of said rotatable elements;
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• (c) a deflector means on said rod member extending outwardly from opposite sides of a lower portion of said rod member generally below said side opening to said passageway so as to cover any space between said lower portion of said holder and the external support structure to thereby prevent entry into the space of any portion of an appliance attached to and moved with the hose.