Soaker hose support

Details Soaker hose support Soaker hose support

1977-04-07

1979-01-23

Bonck, Rodney H.

Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing

With ground or vertical surface sustained support means

Ground or object penetrating support

248 87, 248 88, 248178, B05B 1506

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041356683

ABSTRACT:
A support assembly for a flat soaker hose comprising a spike insertable into the ground, said spike including mounting provisions at the top end thereof for receiving a clamp assembly at various angular dispositions. The clamp assembly is conformed to provide a plurality of cantilevered fingers disposed in staggered opposing alignment, the interior separation between fingers being dimensioned to provide a clamping fit about the soaker hose. One exterior surface of said clamp is furthermore joined to a mounting structure variously conformed for attachment to the upper end of said spike at various angular alignment. In a first embodiment the upper end of the spike is provided with a planar or rectangular cavity extending vertically downward along or parallel to the axis of the spike and the support structure is conformed as a planar member having a plurality of elongate, coplanar elements extending at various angular alignments therefrom each element being conformed for receipt in said cavity. In various alternative embodiments, the planar support member may include a plurality of radial cutouts each conformed to engage a transverse spine extending across a vertical slot formed on the upper end of the spike, or the spike may be provided with a plurality of angularly aligned cavities extending into the top end thereof with a single element support structure being insertable in a selected one of said cavities. A further engagement structure comprising a ball receivable into a spherically deformed slit which is clamped by way of a wing nut provides the multiple degree of freedom necessary to accommodate hose disposition at various orientations.

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