Patent ID: 11866289
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A hose guide for allowing a user to reel or unreel a hose on a hose reel without actually touching the hose, comprising:
a housing having two end walls, each end wall having an end opening, the housing having a pair of housing parts together configured to enclose and form a longitudinal channel between the end openings in the end walls, the longitudinal channel having a longitudinal axis;
a hinge connecting the housing parts and allowing relative rotation of the housing parts between an open and a closed position, when in the open position the hose guide is adapted for allowing the hose to move laterally into the longitudinal channel, when in the closed position the hose guide is adapted for securing the hose within the longitudinal channel while extending through both end openings; and
at least one roller within each of the housing parts, adapted to engage the hose when extending through the longitudinal channel and facilitate longitudinal movement of the hose through the housing, each roller has a spring associated with said roller and having a free end and a bearing end, the bearing end having a ball bearing for pressing against the roller with reduced friction, wherein the housing parts have a spring indent associated with each spring, and wherein the free end of each spring is mounted in one of the spring indents, each roller is biased inwardly towards the longitudinal axis in order to accommodate hoses of various diameters and to provide consistent engagement with the hose during operation of the hose guide.