Hose Handling System and Methods of Use
OwnerThomas P. Suiterinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a hose handling system having a hose guide plumbed via a wash line to a fluid delivery device. The hose guide includes a pulley installed on a frame member, and a spray nozzle adapted to dispense a wash mixture. The hose guide is adapted to guide a hose as the hose is inserted into or withdrawn from a manhole, with the hose traversing the pulley. The wash mixture can be delivered through a wash line to the hose guide, which sprays the wash mixture on the hose in order to reduce or eliminate gross contamination or microbial contamination on the hose. The wash mixture typically, but not necessarily, has a freezing point below 32° F. and includes: a quaternary ammonium compound, an alcohol or glycol, an alcohol ethoxylate, and a fragrance.
Claims20
A hose washing assembly for washing a hose retrieved from a sewer, the hose washing assembly comprising:
- a housing having a bore;
- at least one flange adapted to interface with the hose, wherein a portion of the flange is located within the bore;
- a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the housing;
- and
- a plurality of spray nozzles fluidly connected to the fluid inlet, the plurality of spray nozzles configured to direct wash spray into the bore.
A hose washing system for washing a hose retrieved from a sewer, the hose washing system comprising:
- a hose washing assembly including:
- a housing having a bore;
- at least one flange located within the bore;
- a flange aperture formed by the at least one flange, the flange aperture being smaller than the bore;
- a fluid inlet coupled to and in fluid communication with the housing;
- a plurality of spray nozzles fluidly connected to the fluid inlet, the plurality of spray nozzles configured to direct wash spray into the bore;
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- a channel fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to the plurality of spray nozzles, the channel located within the housing;
- a fluid delivery device including a wash line in fluid communication with the housing, the wash line being configured to deliver liquid to the housing.
A method of using a hose washing assembly for washing a hose retrieved from a sewer, the method comprising:
- providing a hose washing assembly, the hose washing assembly including:
- a housing having a bore;
- at least one flange, wherein a portion of the flange is located within the bore and is adapted to interface with a hose;
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- a plurality of spray nozzles configured to direct wash spray into the bore;
- placing the hose washing assembly inside a manhole;
- withdrawing a hose from within a sewer through the hose washing assembly;
- delivering a wash mixture to the hose washing assembly through a wash line in fluid communication with the hose washing assembly;
- and
- spraying the wash mixture through the plurality of spray nozzles onto the hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.