Hold down device
OwnerJerome J. Kochanskiinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a hold down device for holding down a discharge hose during draining consists of a container filled with a filling material, a handle, a filling hole, a plug, feet, and a hose recess. The use of a hold down device of the present invention prevents the dislodging of a discharge hose while draining a septic holding tank from a recreational vehicle thus preventing spillage of waste material by covering the discharge hose and a sewer fitting and holding the sewer fitting within a refuse hole of a dump receptacle. Additionally, a hold down device embodiment of the present invention is easy and convenient to use while maintaining the proper functionality of holding a discharge hose and sewer fitting down during draining of the holding tank.
Claims14
A hold down device for holding down a flexible discharge hose comprising:
- a container comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a front end and a rear end;
- a handle for carrying the hold down device;
- feet coupled to the bottom portion of the container;
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- a hose recess comprising a right wall, a left wall, an upper wall, a rear wall, and an opening on the front end of the container, the hose recess extending from the front end up to the rear end of the container to form the rear wall and receiving a discharge hose and a sewer fitting between the right wall, left wall, upper wall, rear wall, and a ground surface the bottom portion of the container rests on for holding down of the discharge hose during draining.
A hold down device for holding down a flexible discharge hose comprising:
- a container comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a front end, and a rear end wherein the container is hollow for filling and emptying the container with a filling material to vary the weight of the hold down device;
- a handle for carrying the hold down device;
- feet coupled to the bottom portion of the container;
- a fill hole on the top portion of the container for filling and emptying the container with a filling material;
- a plug removably coupled to the fill hole for retaining the fill material within the container;
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- a hose recess comprising a right wall, a left wall, an upper wall, a rear wall, and an opening on the front end of the container, the hose recess extending from the front end up to the rear end of the container to form the rear wall and receiving a discharge hose and a sewer fitting between the right wall, left wall, upper wall, rear wall, and a ground surface the bottom portion of the container rests on for holding down of the discharge hose during draining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.