RV sewage line stabilizing device
OwnerLeslie N. Blandinventor
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Abstract
The RV sewage line stabilizing device is used to secure an elbow fitting, affixed to the end of an RV sewer hose, in place in a sewer receptacle. A bottom plate has a U-shaped collar formed in one end, and an open, three-sided box formed on the other end. The RV sewage line stabilizing device lays generally flat in close proximity to the ground, with the U-shaped collar fitting around the vertically extending portion of the elbow fitting. The U-shaped collar may rest on top of a flange formed around the elbow fitting, or a retaining strap may be secured over the horizontally extending portion of the elbow fitting to hold the elbow fitting down and in place. The open, three-sided box holds a brick, or other weights, in place to provide weight to secure and stabilize the elbow fitting, keeping the sewer hose in place.
Claims5
An RV sewage line stabilizing device, comprising:
- a bottom plate, the bottom plate being a generally rectangular, flat, planar sheet of a rigid material, the bottom plate having first and second edges, a collar end and a box end, the collar end having a U-shaped collar formed therein;
- an end wall disposed on said box end;
- first and second side walls, disposed on said first and second edges respectively, the first and second side walls joining said end wall;
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- a retaining strap disposed on said bottom plate and extending generally across said U-shaped collar, said retaining strap including a length of elastic cord having first and second ends with first and second retainers disposed at the first and second ends, the first end of the elastic cord being fitted through an aperture formed in said bottom plate and being retained in place by the first retainer, the second end of the elastic cord being freely engageable with and releaseable from a slot formed in said bottom plate;
- wherein said end wall, first side wall, and said second side wall form an open, three-sided box on said box end of said bottom plate;
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- wherein said plate is adapted for being placed on a horizontal surface adjacent a sewer receptacle, an elbow terminating an RV sewage line adapted to extend through the U-shaped collar and into the sewer receptacle, said box being adapted for receiving a weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.