Hose handling system and method
AssigneeDresser Equipment Group, Inc.
InventorsKen W. Taylor, Orville N. Fleming, Jr.
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Abstract
A system and method for handling a hose, according to which the hose is clamped to a clamp and the clamp is moved between a first position in which the hose is retracted and a second position in which the hose is extended. Manual movement of the hose from its retracted position is sensed and the clamp is driven to its second position, and manual movement of the hose from its extended position is sensed and the clamp is driven to its first position.
Claims20
A hose handling and guide system comprising a housing defining a guideway, a clamp clamped to the hose and mounted for slidable movement in the guideway between a first position in which the hose is retracted and a second position in which the hose is extended, means responsive to manual movement of the hose from its retracted position for driving the clamp to its second position, the driving means being responsive to manual movement of the hose from its extended position for driving the clamp to its first position.
A method of handling an guiding a hose comprising the steps of clamping the hose to a clamp, moving the clamp between a first position in which the hose is retracted and a second position in which the hose is extended, responding to manual movement of the hose from its retracted position for driving the clamp to its second position, and responding to manual movement of the hose from its extended position for driving the clamp to its first position.
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