Industrial hose cart

A portable hose cart for windably holding an elongated flexible hose, comprising:

• first frame and second frames, each frame characterized as a flanking arm having a hub bearing surface;
• a forward frame support member for support of each said frame in an upright position comprising a plurality of tubular support members extending from each said frame and secured to each said frame;
• an upper frame support member comprising a plurality of tubular support members extending upwardly from each said frame and secured to each said frame;
• a spool assembly located between said first and second frames, said spool assembly defining a support surface for the winding of a hose;
• a crank releasably insertable through one of said hub bearing surfaces providing a direct coupling to said spool assembly for manual rotation thereof,
• a hose connector releasably insertable through one of said hub bearing surfaces, said hose connector comprising an inlet adapter and an outlet adapter;
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• a pair of wheels axially journaled to said first and second frames;
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• said tubular support members of said forward frame support member and said tubular support members of said upper frame support member each comprising a metal tube positioned in a plastic sleeve.

A portable hose cart for windably holding an elongated flexible hose comprising:

• a first frame side and a second frame side, each frame side characterized as a flanking arm formed from a single piece of thermoplastic having an inner and an outer side surface, a horizontal bottom wall, a vertical back wall, a frontal wall, a lower side wall disposed between said bottom wall and said frontal wall, and an upper side wall disposed between said vertical back wall and said frontal wall, each said frame side having a hub bearing surface centrally disposed between said upper and lower side wall at a distance from said frontal wall;
• a forward frame support member positioned beneath each said frame side by means of first horizontally disposed tubular support member and first lower angular disposed support member operatively associated with said first frame side and a second horizontally disposed tubular support member and second lower angular disposed support member operatively associated with said second frame side;
• an upper frame support member positioned above each said frame side by means of first vertically disposed tubular support member and first upper angular disposed support member operatively associated with said first frame side and a second vertically disposed tubular support member and second upper angular disposed support member operatively associated with said second frame side, said upper frame support having an integrated handle;
• a spool assembly located between said frame sides said spool comprising a first and second reel each having a centrally disposed hub rotatably coupled to each said frame side hub bearing surface and spaced apart by opposing reel flanges coupled to said reels defining a support surface for the winding of a hose;
• a crank releasably insertable through one of said hubs providing a direct coupling to said spool assembly for manual rotation thereof;
• a hose connector releasably insertable through one of said hubs providing an inlet connection fluidly communicating an inlet adapter on an outer side surface of said frame side to an outlet adapter on an inner side surface of said frame side;
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• a pair of wheels axially journaled to said frame sides juxtapositioned to each said outer side surface and extending beneath each said bottom wall.