Hose and cord buddy

Abstract

A hose and cord buddy to be worn on a belt of a person includes a tubular member. The tubular member receives a hose/cord of a tool thereto. A fastener temporarily retains in a pivotal manner the tubular member to the belt. A mechanism on the tubular member is for securing the hose/cord in place while the person operates the tool.

1 . A hose and cord buddy to be worn on a belt of a person, which comprises:
 a) a tubular member has an external pin and a forward opening end to receive a hose/cord of a tool thereto;   b) a fastener to temporarily retain in a pivotal manner the tubular member to the belt; and   c) means on the tubular member for securing the hose/cord in place while the person operates the tool.   
     
     
         2 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the tubular member comprises a cylindrical pipe having a side slot to allow the hose/cord to extend therethrough from said open end. 
     
     
         3 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the securing means comprises:
 a) a collar affixed onto said forward end of the cylindrical pipe; and   b) a slide locking member on the cylindrical pipe to hold the hose/cord in place against the collar on the cylindrical pipe.   
     
     
         4 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said collar having a slot to be locked into said external pin of the tubular member. 
     
     
         5 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical pipe is approximately one to three inches in diameter to accommodate different sized hoses and cords and five to six inches in length. 
     
     
         6 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical pipe, the collar and the slide locking member are fabricated out of PVC pipe material. 
     
     
         7 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 1 , further comprises a belt clip mounted onto the cylindrical pipe, wherein the belt clip can engage with the belt. 
     
     
         8 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the side slot is approximately half inch to one inch in diameter to accommodate different sized hoses and cords. 
     
     
         9 . The hose and cord buddy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the tool is selected from a group consisting one of: a paint spraying device, a power wash tool, drilling tool, portable vacuum nozzle, or disinfectant spraying device.