Patent ID: 11879577
Assignee: AUTO CRANE COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. A compartment containing a hose reel, the compartment comprising:
a panel defining an orifice;
a hose guide affixed to the panel, the hose guide including:
a base having a back side, a front panel-engaging side and a hose-receiving orifice;
a receiver extending from the front panel-engaging side of the base and passing through the orifice of the panel, the receiver having an interior surface tapering toward the back side and defining a receiver orifice, the receiver orifice in communication with the hose-receiving orifice of the base and with the orifice of the panel;

the hose guide further including a roller assembly affixed to the back side of the base, the roller assembly supporting a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose, two rollers of the plurality each including a groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a first length, another two rollers of the plurality not including the groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length;
a hose extending from a hose reel in the compartment through the orifice of the panel and through the roller assembly.