Hose retainer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11255467-B2
Application number	US-201916553440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2019
Priority date	Aug 28, 2019
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A hose retainer configured to support individual hoses from a plurality of hoses comprises a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus may comprise a first conduit for receiving a first hose from the plurality of hoses, and the second apparatus may comprise a second conduit for receiving a second hose from the plurality of hoses. The first conduit may extend in a first plane and the second conduit may extend in a second plane. The first apparatus may further comprise a first plurality of protrusions radially spaced about a first central axis and extend from a first surface. The second apparatus may further comprise a second plurality of protrusion radially spaced apart about a second central axis and extend from a second surface. The first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions may interlock.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hose retainer configured to support individual hoses from a plurality of hoses, the hose retainer comprising:
a first apparatus comprising
a first conduit for receiving a first hose from the plurality of hoses, the first conduit extending in a first plane;
a first groove on a first outer surface of the first apparatus;
a first plurality of protrusions radially spaced about a first central axis, the first plurality of protrusions protruding from a first surface; and

a second apparatus comprising
a second conduit for receiving a second hose from the plurality of hoses, the second conduit extending in a second plane;
a second groove on a second outer surface of the second apparatus;
a second plurality of protrusions radially spaced about a second central axis, the second plurality of protrusions protruding from a second surface;

wherein the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock and the first groove and the second groove are independently movable with respect to each other and align when the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock, and wherein interlocking of the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions form a unitary body of the first apparatus and the second apparatus, the first apparatus and the second apparatus immovably secured together.

2. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein the first central axis and the second central axis align when the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock.

3. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein the first groove and the second groove are configured to engage a loop, the loop capable of constricting.

4. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein the first outer surface comprises a plurality of first grooves, and the second outer surface comprises a plurality of second grooves.

5. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock in a plurality of positions.

6. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein the first apparatus further comprises a first indicia, the first indicia indicative of a first fluid flowing through the first hose; and the second apparatus comprises a second indicia, the second indicia indicative of a second fluid flowing through the second hose.

7. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit comprises a first detent for retaining the first hose; and the second conduit comprises a second detent for retaining the second hose.

8. The hose retainer of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first conduit and the second conduit is partially exposed.

9. A hose retainer configured to support individual hoses from a plurality of hoses, the hose retainer comprising:
a first apparatus comprising
a first conduit for receiving a first hose from the plurality of hoses, the first conduit partially exposed on a first outer surface, the first outer surface having a first plurality of protrusions extending from at least a portion of the first outer surface;
a first groove on a first outer surface of the first apparatus;

a second apparatus comprising
a second conduit for receiving a second hose from the plurality of hoses, the second apparatus comprising a second plurality of protrusions extending from at least a portion of the second outer surface;
a second groove on a second outer surface of the second apparatus;

the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock and the first groove and the second groove are independently movable and align when the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock, and wherein the interlocking of the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions form a unitary body of the first apparatus and the second apparatus, the first apparatus and the second apparatus immovably secured together; and
a third apparatus comprising a third conduit for receiving a third hose from the plurality of hoses, the third apparatus comprising a third plurality of protrusions extending from at least a portion of a third surface; and
the first apparatus further comprising a fourth plurality of protrusions extending from at least a portion of a fourth surface;
wherein the third plurality of protrusions and the fourth plurality of protrusions interlock.

10. The hose retainer of claim 9 , wherein the first groove and the second groove are configured to engage a loop, the loop securing the first apparatus with the second apparatus.

11. The hose retainer of claim 9 , wherein the first outer surface and comprises a plurality of first grooves and the second outer surface comprises a plurality of second grooves.

12. The hose retainer of claim 9 , wherein the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions interlock in a plurality of positions.

13. The hose retainer of claim 9 , wherein the first apparatus comprises a first indicia, the first indicia indicative of a first fluid flowing through the first hose; and the second apparatus comprises a second indicia, the second indicia indicative of a second fluid flowing through the second hose.

14. The hose retainer of claim 9 , wherein the first conduit comprises a detent for retaining the first hose; and the second conduit comprises a second detent for retaining the second hose.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Storm Michael L
• Berning Alex

Classifications

• F16L3/1033 Primary

  with two members engaging the pipe, cable or tubing, the two members being joined only on one side of the pipe · CPC title

• F16L3/22

  specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals · CPC title

• B60R16/08

  fluid · CPC title

• F16L3/222 Primary

  having single supports directly connected together · CPC title

• F16L3/085

  for pipes being in an angled relationship to each other · CPC title