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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Dudley Boughton, Twyford, GB;
Nicolina Iaciofano, High Wycombe, GB;
Assignee:
Hozelock Limited, Aylesbury, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/534 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/534 ;
Abstract
A hose reel has a drum ( ) having a damper ( ) for damping rotational movement of the drum in at least one direction, corresponding to the unwinding of a hose pipe from the drum. The damper prevents unwanted unwinding of hose pipe from the drum due to inertia in the latter.