Hose storage apparatus
US6883537B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6918
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hose storage apparatus comprising mainly an accommodating mount and a flexible hose. The accommodating mount has a vertical column thereon, and the flexible hose is a coil of hollow tubing curling in a spiral fashion to allow it to wrap around the vertical column when the hose is not in use, and to pull out directly from the top of the vertical column when the hose is in use. Being flexible, the hose may be pulled to extend to a distance. Alternately, the hose automatically retracts to coil on the vertical column due to the recoiling characteristic of the hose, so as to avoid trouble and inconvenience in coiling/uncoiling the flexile hose.
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