Hose or cable reel winder
OwnerWilliam Younginventor
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Abstract
A hose or cable reel winder provides a handle for winding hose or cable onto a stationary reel and facilitates an orderly winding onto the reel. A guide is attached to an arm and the arm is free to rotate with respect to the stationary reel. The handle rotates in the guide allowing a user to wind hose or cable onto the stationary reel, and slides into and out of the guide to facilitate the orderly winding of the hose or cable onto the reel. The stationary reel does not require couplings between fixed source hoses or cables and a rotating reel, and allows releasing and collecting pairs or groups of hoses or cables.
Claims18
A cable or hose reel comprising:
- a stanchion;
- a non-rotating reel fixed to the stanchion, the reel comprising:
- an inner rim residing proximal to the stanchion;
- a cylindrical reel center attached to the inner rim, the cylindrical reel center having a first radius (R1) and a first centerline (CL1);
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- an outer rim attached to the cylindrical reel center on a side opposite to the inner rim;
- an arm attached to the reel outside the outer rim, opposite to the stanchion, and free to rotate;
- a handle guide attached to an end of the arm and radially outside the outer rim;
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- a hollow handle residing through the handle guide and free to rotate in the handle guide and to slide axially in the handle guide.
A cable or hose reel comprising:
- a stanchion;
- a non-rotating reel fixed to the stanchion, the reel comprising:
- an inner rim residing proximal to the stanchion;
- a cylindrical reel center attached to the inner rim, the cylindrical reel center having a first radius (R1) and a first centerline (CL1);
- an outer rim attached to the cylindrical reel center on a side opposite to the inner rim;
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- an arced passage through the inner rim having an inner radius equal to the radius (R1) of the cylindrical reel center and an outer radius (R2) between one and two inches greater than the radius (R1) of the cylindrical reel center, and an angular extent (A) of between 30 and 90 degrees;
- an arm attached to the reel outside the outer rim, opposite to the stanchion, and free to rotate;
- a cylindrical handle guide attached to an end of the arm and radially outside the outer rim, the handle guide having a centerline (CL2) parallel to the first centerline (CL1);
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- a hollow handle residing through the handle guide and free to rotate in the handle guide and to slide axially in the handle guide.
A cable or hose reel comprising:
- a stanchion;
- a non-rotating reel fixed to the stanchion, the reel comprising:
- an inner rim residing proximal to the stanchion;
- a cylindrical reel center attached to the inner rim, the cylindrical reel center having a first radius (R1) and a first centerline (CL1);
- an outer rim attached to the cylindrical reel center on a side opposite to the inner rim;
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- an arced passage through the inner rim having an inner radius equal to the radius (R1) of the cylindrical reel center and an outer radius (R2) 1.5 inches greater than the radius (R1) of the cylindrical reel center, and an angular extent (A) of 60 degrees;
- an arm attached to the reel outside the outer rim, opposite to the stanchion, and free to rotate;
- a cylindrical handle guide attached to an end of the arm and radially outside the outer rim, the handle guide having a centerline (CL2) parallel to the first centerline (CL1);
- a hollow handle residing through the handle guide and free to rotate in the handle guide and to slide axially in the handle guide;
- hose or cable connecters attached to the stanchion;
- electrical connecters attached to the stanchion;
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- a tension plate between the arm and outer rim, the tension plate resisting free rotation of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.