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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
May. 20, 1993
Terry N Nelson, Shoreview, MN (US);
The Specialty Mfg. Co., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A garden hose reel is provided that is light weight, durable, and easily assembled. The reel is made of right and left, molded, synthetic resin halves that are easily joined together by complementary interlocking structures on the matable faces of each reel half and by screw fasteners. The complementary interlocking structures on the matable faces distribute the torque forces that would otherwise be concentrated at the screws. The reel halves each include an inwardly tapered hose support surface and inwardly biased opposed reel sides that promote centering of the hose as unwound hose is taken up on the assembled reel. The hose reel can be rotatably supported by either a wall mounted frame or a portable caddy frame. The frames include molded synthetic resin right and left side frame members that are coupled together by light weight metal tubular frame members. The tubular frame members are received in molded sockets formed in the side members and are held there by a durable assembly comprised of a screw fastener and a transverse plate positioned in opposed slots in the tubular frame member.