Apparatus for drying hoses, particularly fire hoses
OwnerKarl Hafenrichter, Heinz Bormanninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for drying the outside of hoses (2), particularly fire hoses is described, which has a pneumatic suction apparatus with suction nozzles (6) located on the hose wall below the hose (2) moved through the apparatus (1) and which is characterized in that the suction nozzles (6) are arranged in spaced succeeding manner in the movement direction of the hose (2) and that the hose (2) is curved in the vicinity of the suction nozzles (6) and that the suction nozzles (6) are externally located on the outwardly curved area of the hose surface. (cf. FIG. 1)
Claims18
Apparatus for drying an outside surface of a hose having a hose wall, said hose being moved through said apparatus in a movement direction, comprising:
- a pneumatic suction device having suction nozzles, said suction nozzles being successively arranged on said hose wall in the movement direction above and below said hose in a spaced manner, said hose being curved in a vicinity of said suction nozzles;
- wherein each of said suction nozzles are externally positioned on an outwardly curved area of said outside surface of said hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.