Air hose reel
AssigneeAlert Stamping & Mfg. Co., Inc.
InventorsJames D. Kovacik, Paul S. Blanch, Joseph J. Smith
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Abstract
A reel for storing an air hose includes a hollow housing having a spring biased pulley rotatably mounted therein. A pressured air inlet extends through the housing along the pulley axis of rotation and is sealed to a nozzle rotating with the pulley. The pulley stores an air hose having one end connected to the nozzle and an opposite end extending through an opening in the housing for attachment to a pneumatic tool.
Claims13
An air hose reel for storing an air hose and connecting the air hose with a pressurized air supply, comprising:
- a hollow reel housing having an aperture formed therein;
- a flange mounted on an exterior of said reel housing, said flange including a first tubular portion extending outwardly from said reel housing and adapted to be connected to a source of pressured air, and a second tubular portion extending inside said reel housing and in fluid communication with said first tubular portion, said second tubular portion having an annular groove formed in an exterior surface and an O-ring retained in said groove;
- a pulley rotatably mounted inside said reel housing on an axis of rotation, said pulley including a pair of complementary reel halves each having a radially extending flange extending about a periphery of an outer edge of a winding drum half, said flanges forming a reel hose retaining space therebetween;
- a nozzle mounted on said pulley, said nozzle having a tubular nozzle inlet receiving said second tubular portion, said O-ring sealing between said exterior surface of said second tubular portion and an interior surface of said nozzle inlet, said nozzle having a nozzle outlet in fluid communication with said nozzle inlet, said nozzle outlet extending transverse to said axis of rotation;
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- a reel hose being wound on said pulley about said winding drum halves and between said flanges, said reel hose having one end attached to said nozzle outlet and an opposite end extending through said housing aperture.
An air hose reel for storing an air hose and connecting the air hose with a pressurized air supply, comprising:
- a hollow reel housing;
- a pulley rotatably mounted inside said reel housing on an axis of rotation for receiving a reel hose;
- a nozzle mounted on said pulley, said nozzle having a tubular nozzle inlet extending along said axis of rotation and a tubular nozzle coupler extending transverse to said axis rotation;
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- a nozzle tube having a body with an open end receiving said nozzle coupler outlet and a nozzle outlet for connection to the reel hose.
An air hose reel for storing an air hose and connecting the air hose with a pressurized air supply, comprising:
- a hollow reel housing;
- a pulley rotatably mounted inside reel housing on an axis of rotation for receiving a reel hose;
- a nozzle plate mounted on said pulley, said nozzle plate having a tubular nozzle inlet extending along said axis of rotation and a tubular nozzle coupler extending transverse to said axis of rotation;
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- a nozzle tube having a body with an open end receiving said nozzle coupler outlet and a nozzle outlet extending radially from said body for connection to the reel hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.