US 11,988,309 B1
Portable hose stand system
Robert Saburo Miyashita, Honolulu, HI (US); and Thomas Lee Maglinao, Honolulu, HI (US)
Assigned to EZ Hose LLC, Honolulu, HI (US)
Filed by EZ Hose LLC, Honolulu, HI (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/558,851.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/180,797, filed on Apr. 28, 2021.
Int. Cl. F16L 3/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/06 (2006.01); F16M 11/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/003 (2013.01) [F16M 11/06 (2013.01); F16M 11/32 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable hose stand system comprising:
a) a portable hose stand comprising:
i) a stand assembly comprising:
a stand body;
an extension leg;
retractable legs coupled with the stand body;
wherein the retractable legs are configured to pivot away from the extension leg;
ii) a hose extension assembly comprising:
a coupled hose extension configured to extend out from the stand body;
iii) a hose receiver coupled to the hose extension assembly and configured to couple with a hose; and
iv) a nozzle pivot coupled with said hose receiver and configured to adjust an orientation of said hose;
wherein the retractable legs are configured to extend down from the stand body and support the stand body in an elevated position above a ground surface; and
wherein the extension leg extends in an extension axis that is aligned with the coupled hose extension;
v) a hose nozzle;
vi) a motion sensor valve configured between the hose receiver and the hose nozzle, and comprising:
a conduit having an inlet for coupling with the hose and an outlet for coupling with the hose nozzle;
a valve coupled with the conduit;
a valve actuator coupled with the valve and configured to open and close the valve; and
a motion sensor comprising a light emitter and a light receiver, the motion sensor valve comprising a C-shaped recess, wherein the light emitter is located on one end of the recess and the light receiver is located on an opposite end of the recess, such that the light emitter creates a sensor curtain of light that spans the C-shaped recess and is received by the light receiver; and
wherein the valve actuator is configured to open the valve when the motion sensor detects motion within the sensor curtain.