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A hose draining device that rolls along the ground and raises up a portion of a flexible hose to facilitate draining the hose. The device has a leading roller that is close to the ground, a center roller that is spaced away from the ground, and a trailing roller that is further away from the ground

A hose draining device that rolls along the ground and raises up a portion of a flexible hose to facilitate draining the hose. The device has a leading roller that is close to the ground, a center roller that is spaced away from the ground, and a trailing roller that is further away from the ground than the center roller. The hose is supported by the rollers while the device moves along the length of the hose. The device has a handle portion that is removable for storage and transportation. A counterbalance may be provided near the leading roller to stabilize the device.

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1. A lightweight and stowable hose draining device adapted to be moved along a substantially horizontal surface being separate from said device, to drain flexible hoses, said device comprising: a lower frame having a first frame rail portion and a second frame rail portion being spaced therefrom and

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A lightweight and stowable hose draining device adapted to be moved along a substantially horizontal surface being separate from said device, to drain flexible hoses, said device comprising: a lower frame having a first frame rail portion and a second frame rail portion being spaced therefrom and substantially parallel thereto, each said frame rail portion having a leading edge located at a first terminal end and an oppositely located trailing edge located at a second terminal end, said lower frame having a counterbalance extending transversely between said first and second rail portions and located near said leading edge, said lower frame having a handle mating portion extending beyond said trailing edge of said frame rail portions;front wheels being rotatable about a front axis and having an outer diameter adapted to contact said substantially horizontal surface, said front axis being located adjacent said counterbalance;rear wheels being rotatable about a rear axis and having an outer diameter adapted to contact said substantially horizontal surface, said rear axis being located nearer said trailing edge than said front axis;a plurality of rollers being located between said first and second frame rail portions, each of said rollers rotatable about a corresponding central axis, one of said rollers being a leading roller located at a close distance to said leading edge, another of said rollers being a trailing roller located at a close distance to said trailing edge;each said central axis aligned to form a plane being obliquely angled with respect to said substantially horizontal surface when said outer diameters of said front and rear wheels are contacting said substantially horizontal surface, said leading roller adapted to be located at a close distance to said substantially horizontal surface and said trailing roller adapted to be located at a far distance from said substantially horizontal surface; anda removable handle being fixable to said handle mating portion on said lower frame, a portion of said removable handle being obliquely angled with respect to said frame rails when said removable handle is affixed to said lower frame. 2. The draining device of claim 1, said outer diameter of said front wheels being smaller than said outer diameter of said rear wheels. 3. The draining device of claim 1, another of said rollers being a center roller located between said leading and trailing rollers. 4. The draining device of claim 3, said center roller located at a midpoint between said leading and trailing rollers. 5. A hose draining device adapted to be rolled along a substantially horizontal surface being separate from said device, said device adapted to support a portion of a flexible hose to drain said flexible hose, said device comprising: a removable handle;a lower frame having a first frame rail and a second frame rail being spaced therefrom and substantially parallel thereto, each said frame rail having a leading edge located at a first terminal end and an oppositely located trailing edge located at a second terminal end, said lower frame having a front portion having front wheels being rotatable about a front axis and a rear portion having rear wheels being rotatable about a rear axis, said front wheels having a first outer diameter being smaller than a second outer diameter of said rear wheels, said front wheels being located near said leading edge and said rear wheels being located near said trailing edge, said front axis being closer to said substantially horizontal surface than said rear axis when said outer diameters of said wheels contact said horizontal surface;a leading roller being rotatable about a central axis spanning between said first and second frame rails near said leading edge, a trailing roller being rotatable about a central axis and spanning between said first and second frame rails near said trailing edge, a center roller being rotatable about a central axis and spanning between said first and second frame rails, said central roller located between said leading and said trailing rollers;each of said leading, trailing, and center rollers having an outer radius surface, said outer radius surfaces being aligned to form a plane between said first and second frame rails, said plane formed from said leading, central, and trailing rollers being near said substantially horizontal surface proximate said leading roller and said plane being far from said substantially horizontal surface proximate said trailing roller; andsaid lower frame having a handle mating portion adapted to fix said removable handle to said lower frame. 6. The device of claim 5, said front portion of said lower frame having a counterbalance weight. 7. The device of claim 5, said device having pins to affix said removable handle to said frame at said handle mating portion. 8. The device of claim 7, said pins being tethered to said removable handle. 9. The device of claim 5, said central axes of said front, center, and trailing rollers being aligned in a plane. 10. The device of claim 5, said front axis, said rear axis, and said central axes of said front, center, and trailing rollers being parallel. 11. A hose draining device adapted to be rolled along a substantially horizontal surface being separate from said device, said device adapted to support a portion of a flexible hose to drain said flexible hose, said device comprising: a removable handle;a lower frame having a first frame rail and a second frame rail being spaced therefrom, each said frame rail having a leading edge located at a first terminal end and an oppositely located trailing edge located at a second terminal end, said lower frame having a front portion having front wheels being rotatable about a front axis and a rear portion having rear wheels being rotatable about a rear axis, said front wheels having a first outer diameter and said rear wheels having a second outer diameter, said front wheels being located near said leading edge and said rear wheels being located near said trailing edge, said front axis being closer to said substantially horizontal surface than said rear axis when said outer diameters of said wheels contact said horizontal surface;a leading roller being rotatable about a central axis spanning between said first and second frame rails near said leading edge, a trailing roller being rotatable about a central axis and spanning between said first and second frame rails near said trailing edge, a center roller being rotatable about a central axis and spanning between said first and second frame rails, said central roller located between said leading and said trailing rollers;each of said leading, trailing, and center rollers having an outer radius surface, said outer radius surfaces being aligned to form a plane between said first and second frame rails, said plane formed from said leading, central, and trailing rollers being near said substantially horizontal surface proximate said leading roller and said plane being far from said substantially horizontal surface proximate said trailing roller; andsaid lower frame having a handle mating portion adapted to fix said removable handle to said lower frame. 12. The device of claim 11, said frame rails being parallel. 13. The device of claim 11, said front portion of said lower frame having a counterbalance weight. 14. The device of claim 11, said device having pins to affix said removable handle to said frame at said handle mating portion. 15. The device of claim 14, said pins being tethered to said removable handle. 16. The device of claim 11, said central axes of said front, center, and trailing rollers being aligned in a plane. 17. The device of claim 16, said front axis, said rear axis, and said central axes of said front, center, and trailing rollers being parallel.