Hose dispensing system
AssigneeNew Heights, LLC
InventorJeremiah Weaver
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Abstract
A system for dispensing a flexible hose includes a hose dispensing carousel having a frame, a spool support plate rotatably mounted to the frame and having a plurality of spool axles for rotatably supporting a plurality of spools of hose, and a lock adapted to fix a position of the spool support plate relative to the frame in a plurality of discrete positions. The system further includes a guide defining an opening adapted to receive a free end of a hose held on one of the plurality of spools. The guide defines at least one rotatable bearing surface positioned at the opening, and is adapted to guide the hose toward a tool for performing a manufacturing operation on the hose.
Claims19
A system for dispensing a flexible hose, comprising:
- a hose dispensing carousel including:
- a frame;
- a spool support plate rotatably mounted to the frame and having a plurality of spool axles for rotatably supporting a plurality of spools of hose;
- and
- a lock adapted to fix a position of the spool support plate relative to the frame in a plurality of discrete positions;
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- a guide defining an opening adapted to receive a free end of a hose held on one of the plurality of spools therethrough, the guide defining at least one bearing surface positioned at the opening.
A hose dispensing carousel comprising:
- a frame;
- a spool support plate rotatably mounted to the frame;
- a plurality of spool axles mounted to the spool support plate;
- a plurality of spools, each of the plurality of spools selectively rotatably mounted on a respective one of the plurality of spool axles;
- a plurality of fasteners each configured to selectively fix a respective spool relative to a respective spool axle;
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- a lock adapted to fix a position of the spool support plate relative to the frame in a plurality of discrete positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.