Waist mounted hose and cord puller

Abstract

A fastener is connected to a waist belt. A collar is connected to a hose near its working end. The hose is clipped into the fastener. The collar locks the hose onto the belt to enable the worker to haul the hose around using his hips rather than his arms and back.

1 . A waist drag system comprising:
 a belt having a rear/center section;   said rear/center section mountable against a base of a user's back;   a fastener ring attached to the rear/center section;   a collar having two halves forming an adjustable diameter center mounting hole for a hose or cord;   a fastening means functioning to tighten the collar halves together around the hose or cord; and   wherein the collar having the hose or cord tightened in the center mounting hole wedges against the fastener ring, thereby enabling the user to drag the hose or cord behind him using his waist.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the rear/center section of the belt further comprises a retaining strap on which the fastener ring slides. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the fastener ring further comprises a D ring with a narrowed inner end slidable in the retaining strap, and an opposing wider end upon which the collar is wedged, and further having a spring loaded hinged gate to enable attaching/detaching from the retaining strap. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the belt further comprises a buckle that accommodates a first and a second look and loop end, wherein accessories can be threaded onto the first and second end before the buckle is attached to the first and the second end. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means further comprises a bolt having a screw handle to tighten the halves together using a nut. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the center mounting hole further comprises a spacer having a center hole and a longitudinal slot suited to receive an extension cord. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a shoulder harness connected to the belt to assist in hauling a heavy hose in the collar. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the belt further comprises a holster with a look suited to support a tool. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means further comprises a flap having a tongue fitting into a groove which is opposite a hinge adjoining the two halves. 
   
   
       10 . A waist drag system comprising:
 a belt means functioning to support a rear/center section against a base of a user's back;   a fastener means attached to the rear/center section functioning to wedge a retaining collar means thereto;   said retaining collar means functioning to affix to an end of a hose/card; and   wherein said retaining collar and hose/cord are dragged directly behind the user as the user walks forward.   
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the fastener means further comprises a D ring with a narrowed inner end fastened to the belt means. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the retaining collar further comprises a pair of collar halves forming a center hole. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the belt means further comprises a retaining strap attached to the rear center section which supports the D ring. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the retaining collar means further comprises a U shaped base having two legs with teeth, a sliding collar half releasably mounted across the two legs, and the sliding collar half having a pair of spring loaded buttons releasably locking on the teeth. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the retaining collar means further comprises a U shaped base having two legs with teeth, a sliding collar half releasably mounted across the two legs, and the sliding collar half having a locking tooth in each of its channels that receive the legs, wherein squeezing a handle at each leg end toward one another releases the locking tooth to enable moving the sliding collar half to a desired position. 
   
   
       16 . A method to drag a hose, said method comprising the steps of:
 attaching a belt around a user's waist;   forming a retaining strap on the belt at a rear/center section thereof,   attaching a D ring to the retaining strap using a narrowed end of the D ring to slide on the retaining strap;   attaching a collar to a working end of a hose;   snapping the hose into the D ring with the collar and working end on one side of the D ring; and   having the user walk forward thereby wedging the collar against the D ring and dragging the hose directly behind the user.