Hose reel
AssigneeReelcraft Industries, Inc.
InventorJoshua Thomas Braun
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Abstract
A hose reel for coiling a hose includes a frame and a reel assembly rotatably connected to the frame about an axis of rotation. The reel assembly includes a drum assembly having a drum surface configured to receive and support the hose as the drum assembly is rotated about the axis of rotation to coil the hose around the drum surface. The drum assembly includes a hose fitting defining a fluid outlet. The hose fitting is configured to be connected to one end of the hose to fluidly connect the hose to the fluid outlet. The drum assembly defines a recess in the drum surface in which the fluid outlet of the hose fitting is disposed such that at least a portion of the fluid outlet is disposed between the axis of rotation and the drum surface.
Claims33
A hose reel for coiling a hose, the hose reel comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a reel assembly rotatably connected to the frame about an axis of rotation, the reel assembly including;
- first and second side flanges;
- and
- a drum assembly including a drum and a hose fitting defining a fluid outlet, the drum having opposite first and second end portions, the first side flange engaging the first end portion of the drum and the second side flange engaging the second end portion of the drum, the hose fitting configured to be connected to one end of the hose to fluidly connect the hose to the fluid outlet, the hose fitting being releasably coupled to a remainder of the drum assembly, the drum assembly having a drum assembly surface arranged to receive and support the hose between the first and second side flanges as the drum assembly is rotated about the axis of rotation to coil the hose around the drum assembly surface, the drum assembly defining a recess in the drum assembly surface in which the fluid outlet of the hose fitting is disposed when the hose fitting is coupled to the remainder of the drum assembly such that at least a portion of the fluid outlet is disposed between the axis of rotation and the drum assembly surface, the drum assembly surface including a first portion and a second portion, the hose fitting defining the first portion of the drum assembly surface, the first portion of the drum assembly surface being arranged with respect to the second portion of the drum assembly surface to form a continuation of the second portion of the drum assembly surface when the hose fitting is coupled to the remainder of the drum assembly.
A hose reel for coiling a hose, the hose reel comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a reel assembly rotatably connected to the frame about an axis of rotation, the reel assembly including a drum assembly having a drum assembly surface configured to receive and support the hose as the drum assembly is rotated about the axis of rotation to coil the hose around the drum assembly surface, the drum assembly including a hose fitting defining a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet being spaced apart from the axis of rotation, the hose fitting configured to be connected to one end of the hose to fluidly connect the hose to the fluid outlet, the hose fitting being arranged such that the hose extends from the hose fitting in a first direction that is generally parallel to the axis of rotation when the hose fitting is connected to the hose, the drum assembly defining a recess in the drum assembly surface in which the fluid outlet of the hose fitting is disposed such that at least a portion of the fluid outlet is disposed between the axis of rotation and the drum assembly surface, the recess being configured to guide the hose from the fluid outlet to the drum assembly surface such that the hose extends from the recess in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.