Abstract
A telescoping RV (Recreational Vehicle) sewer hose support to provide continuous rigid support, hose guidance and the proper drain angle for the RV sewage drainage. This support includes inner sliding tubes for varying connection lengths and flexible hose bend supports with pivots and swivels to accomplish almost every angle of attachment. When combined with an RV flexible sewer hose, the sewer hose support and hose will provide a fully captivated, all-in-one gravity drainage solution that can be easily setup or stowed away.
Claims
1) A sewer hose support comprising of: a mechanism at each end for controlling the angle of attachment that each have swivel and pivoting actions for containment and rigid handling of the RV flexible sewer hose's required bend points; a middle area of telescoping tubes for collapsing and expanding to reach the waste disposal connection, or for storage when not in use; and couplers that can tighten at the point that each tube enters the larger tube in the telescoping process for a strengthened connection.
2) The support of claim 1 in which said sewer hose support is to be made of formed and extruded durable plastic.
3) The support of claim 1 in which said tubes in succession are slightly smaller in diameter to insert into the preceding tube and perform the telescoping function.
4) The support of claim 1 in which is intended to compliment most market available RV flexible sewer hoses.
5) The support of claim 1 in which said support will bias the sewer hose flow at a downward angle when said support is attached properly.
6) The sewer hose support, when including a flexible sewer hose and two hose clamps, will be a self-contained, all-in-one drainage solution.
7) The sewer hose support, when collapsed, will store effortlessly in the RV storage compartment.
8) The sewer hose support, is simple enough in design that, when combined with a flexible sewer hose and two hose clamps, can be used by an untrained RV owner.
Description
5. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] FIG. 1 shows the invention in a semi-closed position.
[0023] FIG. 2 shows the invention from FIG. 1 integrated with a RV flexible sewer hose and two hose clamps.
[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates an enlarged view of the leading end A of the sewer hose support from FIG. 2 in a stored position.
[0025] FIG. 4 features an enlarged cross-sectional view of the leading end A as seen along lines 4-4 of FIG. 3.
[0026] FIG. 5 pictures an enlarged view of the capable bi-directional pivot and 360 swivel motions of the leading end A sewer hose support, seen in FIG. 3; these also reflect the identical motions for the trailing end D as seen in FIG. 2.
[0027] FIG. 6 illustrates an enlarged view of the first tube coupler B, of the sewer hose support from FIG. 2 in a semi-open position.
[0028] FIG. 7 features an enlarged cross-sectional view from FIG. 6, of the first tube coupler B, as seen along lines 7-7; this view also reflects the identical operation of the second tube coupler C as seen in FIG. 2.
[0029] FIG. 8 illustrates an enlarged view of the second tube coupler C of the sewer hose support from FIG. 2 in a semi-open position.
[0030] FIG. 9 illustrates an enlarged view of the trailing end D of the sewer hose support from FIG. 2 in a storage position.
[0031] FIG. 10 pictures an in-use perspective view of the sewer hose support with an RV flexible sewer hose kit and two hose clamps, secured to a recreational vehicle.
[0032] FIG. 11 pictures a perspective view of the sewer hose support in a several of its lengths and angle of connection positions.
6. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS AND OPERATION OF THE INVENTION
[0033] To better understand the invention and its use, the drawings and this outline will provide some clarification. This sewer hose support was designed with the flexibility to work with most of the RV flexible sewer hose and hose clamps available on the market for an all-in-one drainage solution. The sewer hose support pictured in FIG. 1, shows the invention without the market available RV flexible sewer hose 15 and hose clamps 14 and 16 shown in FIG. 2. The sewer hose support pictured in FIG. 2 displays the invention combined with the market available RV flexible sewer hose 15 and hose clamps 14 and 16. An enlarged view of the sewer hose support's leading end A in FIG. 3, taken from in FIG. 2, shows the end that would be connected to the RV holding tank connection 17 in FIG. 10. The leading end A assembly in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is comprised of the swivel mechanism 1 that rotates at the pivot head 2. This allows the market available RV Flexible sewer hose 15 to be tightened onto the RV holding tank connection without influencing the remainder of the sewer hose support. The pivot head 2 is allowed to pivot through radial attachments on the tube pivot 3 which is connected to the first tube 4. When combining the swivel and pivot together, the connection end assembly is able to match nearly any connecting angle that a campsite may require.
[0034] The leading end A cut-away in FIG. 4 shows the cross-section as identified with 4-4 on FIG. 3. The connection end pivot and swivel motion capabilities shown in FIG. 5 are both the leading end A and trailing end D of the sewer hose support shown in FIG. 2, though only the leading end A is pictured.
[0035] An enlarged view in FIG. 6 of the first tube coupler B taken from FIG. 2, shows the second tube 7, and how it travels parallel and rotates radially within the first tube 4 and the coupler B assembly. Components 5 and 6 together make up the coupler B assembly. The FIG. 7 coupler B cut-away shows the cross-section as identified with 7-7 on FIG. 6. Both coupler B and coupler C of the sewer hose support shown in FIG. 2, have these parallel travel and rotate capabilities, though only coupler B is pictured.
[0036] An enlarged view in FIG. 8 of the second tube coupler C taken from FIG. 2, shows the third tube 10, and its capabilities to travels parallel and rotate radially within the second tube 7 and coupler C assembly. Components 8 and 9 together make up the assembly of coupler C.
[0037] An enlarged view of the sewer hose support's trailing end D in FIG. 9, taken from FIG. 2, shows the end that would be connected to the waste disposal connection 19 in FIG. 10. The trailing end D assembly in FIG. 9 is comprised of the swivel mechanism 13 that rotates at the pivot head 12. This allows the market available RV flexible sewer hose 15 to be tightened into the waste disposal connection without binding. The pivot head 12 is allowed to pivot through radial attachments on the tube pivot 11 which is connected to the third tube 10. When combining the swivel and pivot together, the connection end assembly is able to match almost any connecting waste disposal inlet pipe angle that a campsite may require.
[0038] The in-use perspective view of the sewer hose support in FIG. 10, that is displayed with a market purchased RV flexible sewer hose and two hose clamps in FIG. 2, will illuminate the intended use of the RV sewer hose support. Generally, the holding tank connection 17 can be located along the left-hand side of the recreational vehicle 18 as seen in FIG. 10. The RV sewer hose support, as seen in FIG. 2, connects to the RV holding tank connection 17 at the leading end A and connects to the waste disposal connection 19 on the trailing end D of the support. The flow direction outlined in FIG. 10 indicates the direction that the waste will travel gravitationally to the waste disposal connection. The perspective view in FIG. 11 displays the sewer hose support in various lengths and connection end angles, starting with the stored position (shortest) on the lower left view of FIG. 11. The sewer hose supports shown in FIG. 11 only shows several positions of fluid positioning of the invention. The illustrations and examples provided herein are for explanatory purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. The scope may include, but not limited to; added or reduced number of couplers, added or reduced tube lengths, ball and socket type bend support, other variants that mimic the actions of the sewer hose support as described herein. Finally, the outlined sewer hose support connected to a shorter or longer variant of the invention, may be connected together to traverse obstacles that a single sewer hose support may not be able to achieve.
