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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2003
Thomas A. Tisbo, Batavia, IL (US);
Brian R. Moon, DeKalb, IL (US);
Lyle A. Rosine, Batavia, IL (US);
Torrence Anderson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Uffner, Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas A. Tisbo, Batavia, IL (US);
Brian R. Moon, DeKalb, IL (US);
Lyle A. Rosine, Batavia, IL (US);
Torrence Anderson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Uffner, Naperville, IL (US);
Suncast Corporation, Batavia, IL (US);
Abstract
A hose cart combining the features of an off-set handle, to permit any easier retrieval of paid out hose, a hose tracker, to permit hose to be neatly wound onto a reel, and a storage system comprising a protective housing, to provide storage and protection for a hose kept within, is provided. The invention includes the use of a crank to turn a reel which causes paid out hose to be drawn into the protective box onto a reel. The use of a plurality of gears permits the crank to be offset from the center of the reel, such that it is elevated to a more convenient cranking position. Further, the use of gears permits the same movement of the crank, which causes hose to be collected, causes a hose guide to move laterally, along the axis of the reel, such that hose is neatly layered onto the reel.