Hose reel having a horizontally split frame

• Main Author: ARCATI, PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.10.2012
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CONVEYING; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED; FISHING; FORESTRY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING; WATERING

A hose reel (10) having a frame assembly (20) with a horizontally split frame is provided. That is, the frame assembly (20) includes a handle assembly (22) and a lower frame assembly (24). Unlike the prior art, however, the lower frame assembly (24) includes two side frame assemblies (26, 28) and a base assembly (29) with side members and cross members (30). The 5 side frame assemblies (26, 28) are coupled to the base assembly (29) and are structured to rotatably support a basket assembly (200). The basket assembly (200) may be rotatably coupled to the side frame assemblies (26, 28) and then the side frame assemblies (26, 28) can be coupled to the lower frame assembly (24). In this configuration, neither the side frame assemblies (26, 28) nor the base assembly (29) are spread during the coupling of the basket assembly (200) to the 0 frame assembly (20). || 214