Fire hose holding apparatus
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1. 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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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.
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1. A fire hose holding apparatus comprising:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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