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US 7,730,588 B1Granted
Fire hose holding apparatus
OwnerClaude Bernierinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a fire hose holding apparatus that involves a hose clamp that involves two halves that are connected together via a hinge and a handle. Located along the interior of said two halves are rubber strips. The locking apparatus involves a locking clip on the opposite ends of the two halves and locking notch in the handle.
Claims8
A fire hose holding apparatus comprising:
- (a) a clamp;
- wherein the clamp is composed of a top half and a bottom half that are connected via a hinge;
- wherein a fire hose may be placed between the top half and the bottom half;
- wherein a locking clasp secures the top half to the bottom half on a side opposite the hinge;
- wherein upon closing the top half onto the bottom half in order to form an interior circle;
- (b) a handle;
- wherein the handle is attached to the top half;
- (c) a rubber insert;
- wherein the rubber insert is biased away from an inner surface of the top half via at least one spring;
- wherein the rubber insert secures the fire hose with respect to the clamp;
- (d) a release handle;
- wherein the release handle secures to the rubber insert via a connecting means;
- wherein pulling upon the release handle in an upward direction generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the portion of the fire hose within the clamp compresses the spring, and thus un-secures the fire hose within the clamp, thus enabling lateral or rotational movement of the clamp about the fire hose.
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