Apparatus for gripping a fluid carrying hose

An apparatus for gripping a fluid carrying hose, comprising:

• a jaw sized for placement about a pressurized hose, the jaw having a first end portion and a second end portion distal and generally opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion defining a bore;
• a handgrip pivotally attached to the first end portion of the jaw, the handle being pivotal between a first position and a second position;
• and
• a plunger movably disposed within the bore of the first end portion of the jaw, the movement of the plunger being substantially rectilinear, the plunger having a first end for contacting a portion of the handgrip and a second end opposite the first end of the plunger for grasping the surface of the pressurized hose, the plunger being responsive to the movement of the handgrip wherein the plunger moves in a first direction toward the second end portion of the jaw as the handgrip is pivoted toward the second position and wherein the plunger moves in a second direction away from the second end portion of the jaw as the handgrip pivots back to the first position.