# US 10,441,772 B2 · Portable, powered collection system for flexible fluid hoses > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,441,772 B2 - Document ID: US10441772B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/436,789 - Filed: 2017-02-18 - Published: 2017-08-24 - Granted: 2019-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-20 - Applicants: Timothy Craig Lucas - Inventors: Timothy Craig Lucas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441772B2 ## CPC - A61M 39/08: Tubes; Storage means specially adapted therefor - A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes} - A61M 16/101: {using an oxygen concentrator} - B65H 51/10: with opposed coacting surfaces, e.g. providing nips - B65H 75/362: {with stored material housed within a casing or container (B65H75/368 takes precedence)} - B65H 75/4402: {Guiding arrangements to control paying-out and re-storing of the material (guides per se B65H57/00)} - A61M 16/0078: {Breathing bags} - A61M 2202/0208: Oxygen - A61M 2209/06: Packaging for specific medical equipment - A61M 2209/082: Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment - B65H 2701/33: Hollow or hose-like material - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES ## Abstract The present invention relates generally to medical equipment, more particularly, the use of fluid hoses coupling tanks to cannulas, as part of medical gas therapy, such as oxygen therapy. The invention describes a collection system for managing excess flexible hose that a patient might need to wear for medical reasons such as home oxygen medical therapy. It comprises a collection container, a non-spooling roller system for collecting excess hose into the collection container and extraction from the collection container, and power system to power and control the roller system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lightweight and portable non-spooling fluid hose collection system, comprising: a collection container having a frame that maintains an interior volume of the collection container, the collection container having a first opening configured for a hose to pass through; a rigid mounting surface coupled to the collection container frame; a motor coupled to said rigid mounting surface; a drive roller with a drive shaft coupled to the motor, the drive roller with a driver roller axis that is vertical, the drive roller positioned above the motor; an idler roller with an idler roller shaft pivotally mounted to the rigid mounting surface, the idler roller with an idler roller axis that is vertical when the idler roller is in a closed position; a tensioner coupled to the idler roller and to the rigid mounting surface, the tensioner configured to apply force to the idler roller in a direction of the drive roller; wherein the idler roller is adjacent but not touching the drive roller are when the idler roller is in the closed position; wherein the idler roller is pivoted away from the drive roller when the idler roller is in an open position; a power system comprising a portable power supply that is electrically connected to the motor; and a control system that controls the motor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A hose collection system, as in claim 1, further comprising: a physical limiter configured to prevent the drive roller and the idler roller from touching. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A hose collection system, as in claim 1, further comprising: a housing coupled to the frame, the housing partially covering the idler roller and the drive roller, the housing with a first semi-circular cut-out; a hose guide detachably coupled to the housing, the hose guide partially covering the idler roller and the drive roller when the hose guide is in a shut position, the hose guide with a second semi-circular cut-out; and wherein the first semi-circular cut-out and the second semi-circular cut-out align to make an entry hole, the entry hole in vertical alignment with the idler roller and the drive roller. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The hose collection system, as in claim 3, further comprising: a hinge coupled to the housing and to the hose guide, configured to allow the hose guide to detach and swing away from the housing, exposing the idler roller and the drive roller. ### Claim 5 A lightweight and portable non-spooling fluid hose collection system, comprising: a collection container having a frame that maintains an interior volume of the collection container, the collection container having a first opening configured for a hose to pass through; a rigid mounting surface coupled to the collection container frame; a motor coupled to said rigid mounting surface; a drive roller with a drive shaft coupled to the motor, the drive roller with a driver roller axis that is vertical, the drive roller positioned above the motor; an idler roller with an idler roller shaft slidingly mounted to the rigid mounting surface, the idler roller with an idler roller axis that is vertical when the idler roller is in a closed position; a tensioner coupled to the idler roller and to the rigid mounting surface, the tensioner configured to apply force to the idler roller in a direction of the drive roller; wherein the idler roller is adjacent but not touching the drive roller are when the idler roller is in the closed position; wherein the idler roller is moved away from the drive roller when the idler roller is in an open position; a power system comprising a portable power supply that is electrically connected to the motor; and a control system that controls the motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A hose collection system, as in claim 5, further comprising: a physical limiter configured to prevent the drive roller and the idler roller from touching. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) A hose collection system, as in claim 5, further comprising: a housing coupled to the frame, the housing partially covering the idler roller and the drive roller, the housing with a first semi-circular cut-out; a hose guide detachably coupled to the housing, the hose guide partially covering the idler roller and the drive roller when the hose guide is in a shut position, the hose guide with a second semi-circular cut-out; and wherein the first semi-circular cut-out and the second semi-circular cut-out align to make an entry hole, the entry hole in vertical alignment with the idler roller and the drive roller. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The hose collection system, as in claim 7, further comprising: a hinge coupled to the housing and to the hose guide, configured to allow the hose guide to detach and swing away from the housing, exposing the idler roller and the drive roller.