Vertical pivot for a swivel hose wagon
AssigneeAmes True Temper, Inc.
InventorsGreg Blaszczak, Peter Arcati
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Abstract
A hose wagon wherein the hose wagon frame assembly is structured to rotatably support a hose reel so that the hose reel may rotate freely about a generally vertical axis and a generally horizontal axis. The vertical axis is defined by a swivel base assembly having a cup in which a vertical support stem is rotatably disposed. The cup is coupled to a lower wagon frame assembly and the support stem is coupled to an upper hose reel frame assembly.
Claims20
A swivel base assembly for a hose wagon, said hose wagon including a frame assembly, said frame assembly having a wagon frame assembly and a hose reel frame assembly, said wagon frame assembly having a plurality of frame members disposed in a generally horizontal plane, said hose reel frame assembly having a plurality of tubular members defining a yoke, said swivel base assembly comprising:
- a cup having a bottom member and an ascending sidewall thereby defining an enclosed space, said cup coupled to said wagon frame assembly;
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- a vertical support stem, said vertical support stem rotatably disposed in said cup enclosed space, said vertical support stem coupled to said hose reel frame assembly.
A hose wagon comprising:
- a frame assembly with a wagon frame assembly and a hose reel frame assembly;
- said wagon frame assembly having a plurality of frame members disposed in a generally horizontal plane;
- said hose reel frame assembly having a plurality of tubular members defining a yoke;
- a swivel base assembly structured to define a vertical axis of rotation and to rotatably couple said wagon frame assembly and said hose reel frame assembly, said swivel base assembly including a cup and a vertical support stem;
- said cup having a bottom member and an ascending sidewall thereby defining an enclosed space, said cup coupled to said wagon frame assembly;
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- said vertical support stem, said vertical support stem rotatably disposed in said cup enclosed space, said vertical support stem coupled to said hose reel frame assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.