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US 6,386,473 B1Granted
Storage device for vacuum hose
OwnerEnrico Vitalettiinventor
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Abstract
A storage device for a long vacuum hose such as used for cleaning a pool has a frustoconcial member mounted on a reel rotatably supported on a frame. The frustoconical member frictionally fits and secures the end of the vacuum hose to enable the winding of the hose on the reel.
Claims4
A device for storing a vacuum hose comprising:
- a frame;
- a reel rotatable supported on the frame and having a hubs with a flange at each end of the hub for retaining a vacuum hose wound on the hub, and a conventional water hose male fitting mounted on said reel adjacent one end of said hub;
- a frustoconical member tapering from a large diameter end to a small diameter end and having a threaded bore extending inward from said large diameter end and mating with said conventional water hose male fitting;
- said frustoconical member having a conical size and shape to friction fit in one end of the vacuum hose;
- wheels rotatably mounted on the frame for engaging ground;
- and
- a handle mounted on the frame for enabling a user to move the vacuum hose storage device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.