Equipment handler
US5083722A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/332
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for handling an elongate flexible member such as a hose, comprising a reel device for paying in and retrieving the hose, a carrier means for the reel device, and mounting means whereby the reel device is mountable on and demountable from the carrier means, there also being separate roller members in the form of outrigger arms which include rollers and which are respectively adapted for paying out and retrieving the hose. There is a motor means such as a hydraulic motor whereby the reel is rotated via the carrier so that the hose is paid out or retrieved, the reel being mounted and demounted from the carrier by a single operation with the aid of lifting tackle such as a crane.
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