Vacuum hose holding bracket

Abstract

A method and apparatus for vacuum hose management is illustrated and described. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus for use with a vacuum appliance. The apparatus includes a hose having a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a holding component coupled to the hose. The holding component is tension mounted to a housing of the vacuum appliance. The holding component has a first and a second position, the first position corresponding to the hose within the housing, and the second position corresponding to the hose partially outside the housing. The apparatus also includes a connector connected to the second end of the hose, the connector sized larger than an opening in the housing through which the hose is threaded. The holding component may be a wheel mounted on an arm, with the arm rotatably coupled to the housing through a pivot and a spring.

1 - 24 . (canceled)  
     
     
         25 . An apparatus for use with a vacuum appliance, comprising: 
 a hose having a first end and a second end;    a bracket connected to the vacuum appliance, the bracket to hold the hose in proximity to the vacuum appliance; and    a nozzle mounted on the vacuum appliance, the nozzle suitable for connection to the second end of the hose, the nozzle coupled to a vacuum pump of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , further comprising: 
 an internal hose connected to the nozzle and connected to the vacuum pump.    
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein: 
 the nozzle is connected to the vacuum pump of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , further comprising: 
 a secondary bracket, the secondary bracket mounted on the vacuum appliance, the secondary bracket to hold the hose in proximity to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         29 . An apparatus for use with a vacuum appliance, comprising: 
 a hose having a first end and a second end;    a bracket connected to the vacuum appliance, the bracket to hold the hose in proximity to the vacuum appliance; and    a connector connected to the second end of the hose, the connector coupled to a vacuum pump of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , further comprising: 
 an internal hose connected to the connector and connected to the vacuum pump.    
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein: 
 the connector is connected to a vacuum pump of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , further comprising: 
 a secondary bracket, the secondary bracket mounted on the vacuum appliance, the secondary bracket to hold the hose in proximity to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         33 . An apparatus for use with a vacuum appliance, comprising: 
 a hose having a first end and a second end;    a first bracket mounted on the vacuum appliance, the first bracket to hold the hose in proximity to the vacuum appliance;    a second bracket mounted on the vacuum appliance, the second bracket to hold the hose in proximity to the vacuum appliance; and    a connector connected to the second end of the hose, the connector coupled to a vacuum pump of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         34 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein: 
 the first bracket is mounted on a first surface of the vacuum appliance at a first location with a first orientation;    the second bracket is mounted on the first surface of the vacuum appliance at a second location with a second orientation; and wherein    the first orientation is opposite the second orientation and the first location is at a distance from the second location sufficient to allow for wrapping of the hose around the first bracket and the second bracket.    
     
     
         35 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein: 
 the first bracket is mounted on a first surface of the vacuum appliance with a first orientation;    the second bracket is mounted on a second surface of the vacuum appliance with a second orientation; and wherein    the first orientation and the second orientation collectively cause the first bracket to face away from the second bracket and the second bracket to face away from the first bracket.    
     
     
         36 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , further comprising: 
 an internal hose connected to the connector and connected to the vacuum pump.    
     
     
         37 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein: 
 the connector is connected to a vacuum pump of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         38 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein: 
 the first surface of the vacuum appliance is internal to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         39 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein: 
 the first surface of the vacuum appliance is external to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         40 . The apparatus of  claim 35 , wherein: 
 the first surface and the second surface of the vacuum appliance are both internal to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         41 . The apparatus of  claim 35 , wherein: 
 the first surface and the second surface of the vacuum appliance are both external to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         42 . A method of storing a vacuum hose on a housing of a vacuum appliance, the vacuum appliance having a first external bracket and a second external bracket, the first external bracket mounted opposite the second external bracket, the first external bracket facing away from the second external bracket and the second external bracket facing away from the first external bracket, comprising: 
 wrapping the vacuum hose around the first external bracket; and    wrapping the vacuum hose around the second external bracket.    
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42 , further comprising: 
 wrapping the vacuum hose further around the first external bracket.    
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 43 , further comprising: 
 wrapping the vacuum hose further around the second external bracket.    
     
     
         45 . A method of storing a vacuum hose on a housing of a vacuum appliance, the vacuum appliance having a first bracket and a second bracket, the first bracket mounted opposite the second bracket, the first bracket facing away from the second bracket and the second bracket facing away from the first bracket, comprising: 
 wrapping the vacuum hose around the first bracket; and    wrapping the vacuum hose around the second bracket.    
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 45 , further comprising: 
 wrapping the vacuum hose further around the first bracket.    
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising: 
 wrapping the vacuum hose further around the second bracket.    
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 45 , wherein: 
 the first bracket is mounted on a first surface of the vacuum appliance and the second bracket is mounted on a second surface of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 48 , wherein: 
 the first surface and the second surface are internal to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 48 , wherein: 
 the first surface and the second surface are external to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 45 , wherein: 
 the first bracket is mounted on a first surface of the vacuum appliance and the second bracket is mounted on the first surface of the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein: 
 the first surface is internal to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein: 
 the first surface is external to the vacuum appliance.    
     
     
         54 - 59 . (canceled)