US899465A - Hose-rack. - Google Patents

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T all whom it may concern. other form of the invention. Fig. 5 is 9. Be it known that I, CHARLES NUHRING, a transverse sectional view ofthe form shown citizen of the United States, residing at Cinin Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a. side elevation of a furcinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ther formof the invention. Fig. 7 is a trans- 0 of Ohio, have invented certain new and useverse sectional view of the form shown in f ul Improvements in Hose-Racks; and I do Fig. 6. I hereby declare the following to be a full, Referring in detail to the drawin s. the clear, and exact descri )tion of the invention, numeral 1 designates a support, whic 1 supsuch as will enable olliers skilled in the art port comprises a head 2 from which extend to which it appertains to make and use the a pair of parallel arms 3, said arms forming same. the sides ofthe support. The head 2 is ro- T his invention relates to improvements in vided with perforated ears through wiiich hose racks, and more particularly relates to passes a pivotal bolt 4, and through the mehose racks of that type wherein the hose is diunrof said bolt the support 1 is pivotall 7o suspended in pendent loops from pins sepaconnected to a wall plate 5, whereby the mo rab y related to 'a support. is held in fixed position upon a wa l or other In the type of racks referred to, which are suitable support and in proximity to a stand mostly em )loyed for fire hose, the pins are pipe to wluch the hose is connected. caused to leave the support when tto loops It will be noted that the upper edges of the of the hose are drawn from the rack, and in arms 3 are inclined from the head 2 to the the common form of these racks the pins free extremities of said arms, and mounted drop away from the support and fall upon upon said edges is a plurality of supporting the floor. Consequently, the pins not only pins 6. These pins constitute hose-supportbecome scattered, but in dropping upon the mg members. The purpose in inclining the so floor they provide a source of possible injury upperedges of; the arms 3 is to revent accito the inmates of the building, in that perdental displacement of the pins rom the free sons are liable to step on the loose pins, tri end of the support 1, and it will be noted that and fall, and thus sustain injuries of sue the ends of said pins are reduced to provide character as to possibl prevent their escape I lugs 7, which lugs rest u on the arms 3 when from the burning buil' ing. thepins 6 are applied-t iereto. The hose is It is therefore the object of the present inpassed over the pins 6 in pendent loops in the ventionto improve the construction of hose usual manner, and by separating the pins at racks by providing simple and eflieient means suitable distances the loops of the hose hang whereby the supporting pins will be held in freely in separated relation, and thus permit associated relation when the same are repassa e of air therebetween; moved from the support, but which will per- As before premised, it is the obi'ect of the mit the pins bein readily manipulated for present invention to provide simp e and efiipositioning upon t 1e support, ant to be sepcient means whereby the supporting ins will arated to the necessary extent when so )OSlbe held in associated relation when t e same tioncd to enable the pendent loops 0 the are removed from the support, and to the achose hangin in' )roper relation for the pascomplishment of this end each of the pins 6- sage of air t iere etween; is provided with an aperture 8 through which \Yiih this general object in view, and othis passed a flexible strand 9; This strand is ers which will appear as the nature of the preferably int-he form of a small chain, but-it improvements is )etter understood, the inis obvious that any other material may be vent-ion consistssubstantially in the novel substituted therefor, and the inner end'of construction, combination and arrangement said strand is connected atanysuitable point of parts hereinafter fully described, lllllS- of the rack, while the outer end 18 connected trated in the accompanynn drawings, and to the outermost pm 6, the strand passing pointed out in the appended claims. loosely through the apertures of the other In the drawin sFigure 1 is a side elevapins, and thus permitting these to freely tion of a rack cm )odying the hcreindescribed move along the strand. It is, of course, obimprovements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view vious that the strand must be of sufiicient thereof. Fig. 31satransversescctionalviewlength to permit the outermost pin being taken through one of the )lIlS, the hose being readily displaced from the arms 3 when the omitted. Fig. 4 is a si e elevation of anhose is removed from the rack, and consequently tl'ierewill'be a slack portion in the strand, when the pins are in supporting position upon the arms, as clearly seen in Fig. 1.

With the construction above described, it is obvious that when pressure is applied to the hose for removing successively the pendent loops thereof from the rack, the outermost )111 will be displaced from the arms 3, and t 1e remaining pins successively dis placed as the successive loops of the hosecave the support. As each pin isremoved from the arms the same moves into'contact with the outermost pin, to which the outer end of the tlexiblestrandis fixedly connected, pndwhen all of the pins have leftthe arms 3 it will be seen that the same are held upon the strand in associated relation. Consequently, the pins are prevented scattering, and therefore are not permitted to fall upon the floor, and under these conditions it is seen that there is no liability to injury to the inmates of the building by tripping upon the )ins, as is commonly the case in the usual iorm of racks of this character;

In Fig. 4 is illustrated another form of the invention, and by referring to this View it will be noted that the arms 3 are provided with inclined slots 10 which receive the supporting pins. The pins 11 employed in this form are substantiahy the same as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, but in lieu of forming the a )erturcs in the bodies of the pins, through w hich apertures the flexible strand 9-passes, a ring 12 is formed on one end of eaohof the pins 11 through which a flexible strand 13 is passed; In this form of the rack the outer end of the strand 13 is provided with a head 14 to prevent the pins passing off the strand, this head bein substituted for the fixed conncction-with the outermost pin employed in the form'illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. It is obvious, however, that each of these constructions may be substituted for the other, and that the form of pin illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 maybe interchanged with the form of pin illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, both forms of pins being equally well adapted for use with eit \er of the forms of support illustrated in the figures referred to. 7

In Figs. G and 7 is shown a further form of the invention. This form dh'l'ers from the other two forms in that the arms 3 are'circular in cross'section, and associated with these arms is a plurality of pins 15'having loops 16 at their ends, said loops receiving the arms 3, and thus proyid ing a'slid able, as well as separable, connection'between the pins and the arms. A flexible strand ]7 passes through I the loops at one end of the pins 15, in a mannor similar to the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, and consequently when the pins 15 are dis laced from the arms 3 the same will belie d inassociated relation, and prevented fallingto the floor. The pins 15 are preferably formed of stout wire, which latter is looped to rovide the loops 16, but

it is obvious that t 16 1pins may be otherwise formed, so long as e same: are provided with loo )5 at their extremities adapted to engage t. e arms 3.

The dotted lines in Fig. 6 illustrate the as sociated relation assumed by the pins of all the forms when the pins are removed from the racks, thus preventing their falling to the floor, as above described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

. 1. IA hose rack, comprising a support, a plurality of supporting pins assoeiatet therewith, and a flexible strand coimected to said pins, whereby the same are held in associated relation when displaced from the support in the removal of the hose, one end of said strand being fixed to maintain the pins in said relation.

2. A hose rack, comprising a sup ort, a plurality of supporting pins associatet therewith, and a flexible strand passing through said pins, whereby the latter are held in associated relation when displaced from the sup ort in the removal of the hose, one end of sait strand being fixed to maintain the pins in said relation.

, 3. A-hosc rack, comprising a support, a plurality of supportin pins associatet therewith and separably reIated thereto, said pins having apertures, and a flexible strand passing through the apertures of said pins, whereby the pins are held in associated relation when displaced from the support in the removal of the hose, one end of said strand being fixed to maintain the pins in said relation.

4. A hose rack, comprising a support, a plurality of hose supporting members associated therewith, and a flexible strand upon 'which the supporting members become assembled when said members are displaced from the support.

5. A hose rack, comprising a support, a

plurality of hose supporting members associated therewith, and a flexible strand upon which the supporting members become assembled in regular succession as the members successively leave the support.

6. In a hose rack, a pair of arms, hose supporting members slidably mounted thereon, and a flexible retainer supported by the rack and movable under the weight of said members to a position clear of the hose.

Iii-testimony whereof I atlix my signature,

in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES NUHRING. Witnesses:

Bonner Nunamo.

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