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This invention is in the field of sewer hose liners.
Recreational vehicles (“RVs”) and mobile homes are routinely used for camping trips, road trips, or can even serve as a temporary or permanent home. They are suitable for travel and living because they may have a kitchen or bathroom contained within the vehicle. Therefore, RVs and mobile homes generally feature a storage system for sewage and waste with an external hose that can connect to an RV and provide a means to empty the sewage and waste into a sewage disposal area. Generally, a hose is connected to an RV and to a sewage hookup to allow for sewage and waste to travel from the RVs to the sewage hookup. Therefore, when it is time to move the RV, the hose will need to be disconnected and stored on the RV. When disconnecting the sewer hose from the RV, the inside of the hose is littered with bacteria and fecal matter. Even if rinsed thoroughly, the hose can still be contaminated and give off an unpleasant odor. Therefore, a need exists for a disposable sewer hose liner that allows a user to line the hose before it is hooked up from an RV drain to the sewage disposal drain or site and when the sewer hose needs to be disconnected, the liner can be removed and disposed. Thus, the sewer hose liner reduces the problem of having bacteria and odor in the sewer hoses.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a sewer hose liner that reduces unwanted spread of bacteria and odor from the inside of the sewer hose, and that reduces the need and frequency to clean the sewer hose.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a disposable sewer hose liner that can be used with RV sewer hoses.
Other objectives of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art once the invention has been shown and described. The manner in which these objectives can be achieved is explained in the following description and attached figures in which:
It is to be noted, however, that the appended figures illustrate only typical embodiments of the disclosed apparatus and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments that will be appreciated by those reasonably skilled in the relevant arts. Also, figures are not necessarily made to scale.
In general, disclosed is a sewer hose liner that can be used with RV sewer hoses. In a preferred embodiment, the sewer hose liner can reduce the mess and a user's contact with bacteria and waste matter associated with attaching, detaching, and cleaning sewer hoses for RVs, trailers, or mobile homes. In a preferred use, the liner can be passed through the hose by (1) putting a weight or an anchor in the end of the liner, (2) tying the liner closed, (3) threading the liner through the hose by dropping the weighted end through the hose, (4) pulling the liner through the other end, and (6) cuffing the end of the liner around the ends of the hose. Referring to
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In one embodiment, the sewer hose liner 1 may be manufactured to a preset length to fit different sewer hoses 3. In an alternative embodiment, a user may cut the sewer hose liner 1 to fit any length of sewer hose. In another embodiment, the sewer hose liner 1 may have perforations on each end. In one embodiment the anchor 7 may be a rock or any other item with sufficient enough weight to travel through a sewer hose 3. In another embodiment, an anchor 7 or plurality of anchors 7 may be built into the perforations or other location on one or both ends of the sewer hose liner 1, which allows one end to have weight to be maneuvered through a sewer hose 3. In one embodiment, the first and second terminal ends 2,6 of the sewer hose liner 1 may be cuffed around the ends of the sewer hose 3 by wrapping them around the edges of the sewer hose 3, or by employing a securing device such as a zip-tie, rubber band, cable tie, or elastic tie. In another embodiment, an elastomeric band built into the edges of the first and second terminal ends 2,6 of the sewer hose liner 1, which allows them to be securely cuffed around the ends of a sewer hose 3.
It should be noted that those of skill in the art may appreciate alternate embodiments of the invention after reading this disclosure. This description of a preferred embodiment is not intended to be a limit to the scope of this disclosure. On the contrary, applicant contemplates many alternative embodiments that may be contrived and used without departing from the spirit and intent of this written description.
The claims filed herewith are incorporated by reference in their entirety into the specification as if fully set forth herein.
This application is a Divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/380,940 filed Dec. 15, 2016. The previous application is hereby incorporated by reference.
Number | Date | Country | |
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62269649 | Dec 2015 | US |
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Parent | 15380940 | Dec 2016 | US |
Child | 16812963 | US |