Patent · US Expired

Powered hose reel safety enclosure

US6913221B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Filing dateAug 25, 2003
Grant dateJul 5, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/6932
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety enclosure for a powered reel apparatus for use with an associated elongated flexible member. The reel is carried by and enclosed within the enclosure and is rotatable by a electric motor. The enclosure has left and right wall panels, front and rear wall panels extending between the left and right wall panels, and a cover. When one of the panels is in an open position, the motor is operationally locked out, and when one of the panels is rotated into a closed position, the motor is operable.

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