Horizontally extending hose cleaning and drying apparatus
OwnerAngelo J. Bessainventor
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Abstract
A horizontally extending hose cleaning and drying apparatus includes a plurality of rack sections connected at ends thereof to create an elongated rack having a slope. Each rack section includes an upper plate having apertures or mesh material to allow water to fall therethrough. Legs are detachably connected to each rack section, the shortest legs being attached to a rack section at one end of the rack and the longest legs being attached to a rack section at the opposite end of the rack to create the slope. Preferably, the rack is of a length of at least 50 feet to accommodate fire hoses.
Claims18
A horizontally extending hose cleaning and drying apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of rack sections connected end to end to create an elongated rack having a slope of sufficient length for supporting a fire hose thereon, each rack section having an upper surface with apertures therethrough or comprised of a mesh material adapted to allow water from the hose to fall therethrough;
- wherein a plurality of legs extend downwardly from the rack for engagement with a horizontal surface;
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- wherein the shortest legs are attached at one end of the rack, and the longest leas are attached to an opposite end of the rack to create the slope.
A horizontally extending hose cleaning and drying apparatus, comprising:
- a hose;
- and
- a plurality of rack sections connected end to end to create an elongated rack having a slope for supporting the hose thereon;
- wherein each rack section includes an upper plate having apertures therethrough or comprised of a mesh material adapted to allow water from the hose to fall therethrough, and a plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom for engagement with a generally horizontal surface;
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- wherein the legs of each rack section are of a different height, and wherein the shortest legs are attached to a rack section at one end of the rack, and wherein the longest legs are attached to a rack section at an opposite end of the rack.
A method of drying a hose, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of rack sections having an upper apertured or mesh plate and a plurality of pairs of legs of increasing length;
- assembling the rack sections to create a sloped rack by arranging the rack sections end to end and attaching the legs to the upper plates such that the pair of legs of shortest length are disposed at one end of the rack and the pair of legs of the greatest length are disposed at an opposite end of the rack;
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- placing a hose on the slope rack and allowing water from the hose to pass through the apertured or mesh upper plates to dry the hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.