Retractable water dispenser arm for grinder/polisher
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMichael F. Hart
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Abstract
A retractable water dispenser arm system for a grinder/polisher includes a flexible hose formed, in part in a loop and affixed at at least one location to a base of the grinder polisher. A spout is mounted to an end of the flexible hose. A biased tension arm engages the hose at the loop, and is moveable, along with movement of the hose, to maintain the hose in tension. The biased tension arm includes a roller over which the hose traverses. A mount on the base is configured to receive the spout and is further configured for traverse of the hose therethrough. The mount includes a mount roller operably mounted thereto for guiding the hose through the mount.
Claims11
A retractable water dispenser arm system for a grinder/polisher, the grinder/polisher having a bowl, the water dispenser arm comprising:
- a flexible hose formed, in part in a loop and affixed at at least one location to a base of the grinder polisher, the flexible hose defining a fixed portion and an extendable/retractable portion;
- a spout mounted to an end of the extendable/retractable portion;
- a biased tension arm engaging the hose at the loop, the biased tension arm moveable, along with movement of the hose, to maintain the hose in tension, the biased tension arm including a roller over which the hose traverses, the biased tension arm urging the flexible hose into a retracted state;
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- a mount into which the spout rests and through which the hose traverses,
- wherein the spout and extendable/retractable portion of the hose are retracted from the grinder/polisher and wherein the biased tension arm is biased to and retracts the spout and extendable/retractable portion back into the grinder/polisher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.