Vacuum hose handling systems and apparatuses

A vacuum hose handling apparatus configured to facilitate movement of a collection tube relative to a collection vessel that is configured for holding waste material, the apparatus comprising:

• a base that is oriented along a first directional axis, the base including a connector configured to interface with a rail of the collection vessel to at least partially attach the base directly to the collection vessel such that the base is external to a volume defined by the collection vessel, wherein the interface between the connector and the rail enables a movement of the base relative to the collection vessel along a second directional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first directional axis;
• a support arm having an elongated shape, the support arm including a first end that, when the base is attached to the collection vessel, is positioned over an opening to the volume defined by the collection vessel;
• a telescoping member that operatively couples the support arm to the base and is configured to selectively extend and retract relative to the base and to rotate about a rotational axis parallel to the first directional axis, wherein the telescoping member extends from the base in a first direction oriented along the first directional axis forming a T-shaped configuration with the support arm;
• a connection hose configured to connect to an industrial vacuum;
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• a collection tube attached to the support arm and in fluid communication with the connection hose, wherein the collection tube has an open end for pneumatically collecting waste materials from the collection vessel.

A system comprising:

• a collection vessel that defines a volume that is configured to at least temporarily store waste materials, wherein the collection vessel includes a rail;
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• a vacuum hose handling apparatus configured to facilitate movement of a collection tube relative to the collection vessel, wherein the vacuum hose handling apparatus includes:
• a base that is oriented along a first directional axis, the base including a connector configured to interface with the rail to at least partially attach the base directly to the collection vessel such that the base is external to the volume, wherein the interface between the connector and the rail enables a movement of the base relative to the collection vessel along a second directional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first directional axis;
• a support arm having an elongated shape that is oriented along a third directional axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first directional axis, the support arm including a first end that, when the base is attached to the collection vessel, is positioned over an opening to the volume defined by the collection vessel, wherein the support arm is configured to translate relative to the base;
• a telescoping member that extends from the base in a first direction oriented along the first directional axis to an underside of the support arm and operatively couples the support arm to the base forming a T-shaped configuration between the telescoping member and the support arm, the telescoping member being configured to selectively extend and retract in the first direction relative to the base and to rotate relative to the base about a rotational axis parallel to the first directional axis;
• a connection hose configured to connect to an industrial vacuum;
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• a collection tube that hangs from the first end of the support arm oriented along the first directional axis and in fluid communication with the connection hose, wherein the collection tube has an open end for pneumatically collecting waste materials from the collection vessel.