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US 12,297,071 B2Granted
Hose reel accumulator drum
AssigneeDroplet IP Holdings, LLC
InventorAC Lockyer
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Abstract
A hose and reel system that includes a reel assembly that is rotatably mounted within a housing. The reel assembly includes an accumulator drum having an inner chamber and the drum is coupled at opposite ends to disc elements. The housing can include a hose guide element for guiding a hose that is spooled about the outer surface of the drum and, if desired, a pair of mandible elements.
Claims13
A hose and reel system for dispensing a fluid, comprising
- a housing having
- a base portion,
- a first side panel coupled to the base portion and having an inner surface and an outer surface and an opposed second side panel coupled to the base portion and having an inner surface and an outer surface,
- a top portion positioned to span between and to couple to the first and second side panels, and
- a guide element disposed at a front portion of the housing and positioned so as to span between and be coupled to the first and second side panels, wherein the guide element is spaced apart from the base portion so as to guide a hose element when coupled to the system,
- a reel assembly rotatably mounted within the housing for winding the hose element thereabout, the reel assembly having
- an accumulator drum having a main body having an outer surface that defines an inner chamber for receiving and accumulating the fluid, the main body of the accumulator drum having a first end having a first surface feature formed thereon and a second opposed end having a second surface feature formed thereon, and wherein the main body has a channel formed in an outer surface thereof and includes a fluid port that is fluidly coupled to the inner chamber,
- a first disc element coupled to the first end of the accumulator drum and a second disc element coupled to the second end of the accumulator drum, wherein the first disc element has a first surface feature associated therewith that is complementary in shape to and is configured to couple with the first surface feature of the accumulator drum and wherein the second disc element has a second surface feature associated therewith that is complementary in shape to and is configured to couple with the second surface feature of the accumulator drum,
- wherein the housing further includes a first mandible element coupled to the first side panel and a second mandible element coupled to the second side panel, wherein each of the first and second mandible elements includes a main body having a relatively flat portion that is coupled to the respective side panel and an integrally formed bent portion, wherein the bent portion extends outwardly and away from the front portion of the housing.
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