US 5,505,404 A · Hose winding apparatus

Abstract

An hose winding apparatus for winding fire hoses. The apparatus has a base member and an upwardly extending vertical support structure. An horizontal support structure extends frontwardly from the vertical support structure. A manual reel having a crank handle is provided for winding the hose. The reel is positioned on the distal end of the horizontal support structure. A pair of squeezing rollers are mounted on the vertical support structure. The squeezing rollers are adapted to squeeze the hose into a flat configuration as it is being wound on the reel. A foot operated mechanism allows the user to temporarily separate the squeezing rollers so as to allow passage of the coupling components at both ends of the hose. A stopper plate is pivotally mounted underneath the horizontal support structure. The stopper plate is adapted to prevent the coupling components from swinging freely and from injuring the user. An abutment plate extends rearwardly from the vertical support structure. A pair of guiding rollers are mounted on the abutment plate. The guiding rollers are movable relatively to one another so as to allow adjustment to hoses having various diameters.

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Dependent claims

A hose winding apparatus for winding a hose said hose having a pair of longitudinally opposed free ends, said apparatus comprising:

a base member having a base front end and a base rear end,
a vertical support structure extending substantially upwardly from said base member,
an horizontal support structure extending substantially frontwardly from said vertical support structure,
a hand-operated reel means for winding said hose, said reel means being mounted on said horizontal support structure,
a first squeezing roller rotatably attached to said vertical support structure,
a second squeezing roller rotatably attached to said vertical support structure, said first and second squeezing rollers being movable between a first roller position wherein said first and second squeezing rollers are in abutting contact with one another and a second roller position wherein said rollers are spaced apart from each other,
a foot operated mechanism operatively attached to at least one of said squeezing rollers for allowing said rollers to be moved between said first roller position and said second roller position whereby, said foot operated mechanism is adapted to be used for moving said rollers into said second position so as to allow insertion of said hose between said rollers, said rollers being adapted to squeeze said hose into a substantially flat configuration as the latter is bring wound on said hand operated reel means.

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A hose winding apparatus as recited in claim I wherein said vertical support structure comprises a pair of main posts extending substantially upwardly from said base member in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relative relatively to one another, each of said main post having a main post upper end and a main post lower end, each of said main post lower ends being rigidly fixed to said base member;

said vertical support structure further comprising a squeezing roller guiding means for guiding the movement of one of said squeezing rollers between said first roller position and said second roller position;
said foot operated mechanism comprising a first transmission rod, said first transmission rod being pivotally fixed at one of its longitudinal ends to one of said squeezing rollers, a second transmission rod, said second transmission rod being pivotally fixed at one of its longitudinal ends to said first transmission rod, a spacing member extending substantially upwardly from said base member, a pedal means fixed to said second transmission rod, said second transmission rod being rotatably fixed to said spacing member intermediate said pedal means and said first transmission rod whereby, when a user exerts a downward foot pressure on said pedal means, one of said squeezing rollers is translated upwardly along said squeezing roller guiding means.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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