A hose assembly, comprising:
- a hose including an elongate flexible tubular body defining a first end and a second end, a threaded male connector supported on the first end of the flexible tubular body, and a threaded female connector supported on the second end of the flexible tubular body;
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- a winding assistance device pre-mounted on the tubular body of the hose such that the flexible tubular body of the hose extends at least partially through the winding assistance device;
- wherein the winding assistance device includes:
- a first cuff including an elongate body defining a first cuff longitudinal axis, the elongate body of the first cuff having a C-shaped transverse cross-sectional profile defining a radially facing opening therealong, wherein the opening of the first cuff extends about 90°, wherein the opening of the first cuff defines a first cuff entry axis extending orthogonally from the first cuff longitudinal axis and bisecting a width of the opening of the first cuff;
- a second cuff including an elongate body defining a second cuff longitudinal axis, the elongate body of the second cuff having a C-shaped transverse cross-sectional profile defining a radially facing opening therealong, wherein the opening of the second cuff extends about 90°, wherein the opening of the second cuff defines a second cuff entry axis extending orthogonally from the second cuff longitudinal axis and bisecting a width of the opening of the second cuff;
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- a third cuff including an elongate body defining a third cuff longitudinal axis, the elongate body of the third cuff having a C-shaped transverse cross-sectional profile defining a radially facing opening therealong, wherein the opening of the third cuff extends about 90°, wherein the opening of the third cuff defines a third cuff entry axis extending orthogonally from the third cuff longitudinal axis and bisecting a width of the opening of the third cuff, the third cuff including a connecting rib projecting from an outer surface thereof and extending in a longitudinal direction:
- wherein the connecting rib of the third cuff snap-fit connects the one connection channel of the winding assistance device to connect the third cuff to the first cuff and the second cuff:
- wherein the first cuff and the second cuff are secured to one another such that the first cuff entry axis is co-axial with the second cuff entry axis, and such that the opening of the first cuff and the opening of the second cuff face away from one another;
- wherein the flexible tubular body of the hose is selectively receivable in each of the first cuff and the second cuff:
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- wherein the winding assistance device defines at least one longitudinally extending connection channel formed in an outer surface thereof, at a location between the first cuff and the second cuff.