Apparatus for winding fire hose
US4265414A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1980 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H75/40
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible, hand-operated apparatus for winding a length of fire hose of the type having male and female interlocking members on opposite ends is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support member on which is mounted a horizontally disposed shaft having one end operatively connected to a hand crank which, when operated, rotatably drives a disc member carried at the opposite end of the shaft. The disc member has a pair of outwardly extending, elongated tines for engaging the male coupling member of the hose. The hose is directed to reel past an idler spool adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis which is radially and vertically displaced from the axis of rotation of the disc member. This arrangement serves to compress the hose and drain any water that may be present therein as well as serving to align the hose with the tines as the hose is spirally wound about the disc member. The apparatus is provided with a simple mechanism for collapsing the apparatus for easy storage when not in use.
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