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An apparatus for the storage of a hose, such as a vacuum cleaner hose having a hollow elongated body mounted outside a closet or cabinet under the floor. A hollow access section cooperatively connected to the body extends up through the floor into the closet. The access section is mounted to a wall

An apparatus for the storage of a hose, such as a vacuum cleaner hose having a hollow elongated body mounted outside a closet or cabinet under the floor. A hollow access section cooperatively connected to the body extends up through the floor into the closet. The access section is mounted to a wall in the closet. The access section has a terminal orifice formed therein to allow the introduction of the hose into the access section and the body for storage. A protective gasket surrounds the orifice to protect the hose during introduction into the access section. In an alternative embodiment, the body is mounted above the ceiling and the access section extends down through the ceiling into the closet.

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In combination with a floor having floor joists, an apparatus for the storage of a length of hose under the floor comprising: an elongated body section positioned adjacent a joist under the floor, said body section having a tubular wall defining an internal bore, said bore having an inner diameter g

In combination with a floor having floor joists, an apparatus for the storage of a length of hose under the floor comprising: an elongated body section positioned adjacent a joist under the floor, said body section having a tubular wall defining an internal bore, said bore having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of length of the hose, said body section disposed to hold the length of such hose; an upwardly curved tubular section connected to said body section; an access section having a tubular wall defining an internal bore connected to said upwardly curved section, said bore having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the length of hose, said access section extending through the floor; an access opening formed in said access section to allow introduction of the length of hose into said body section and to allow removal of the length of hose from said body section.