Patent ID: 9550652
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B65H,E21B,F16L

Claim:
1. Apparatus for taking up a previously laid out temporary lay flat hose type pipeline containing at least some fluid, comprising: (a) a mobile chassis having a power unit that enables the chassis to travel over a selected terrain, the chassis having first and second opposed working end portions; (b) a deck on the chassis that is sized and shaped to selectively hold at least one of a plurality of hose reels, each hose reel having a supportive reel base, wherein each reel is rotatable upon a reel base; (c) the first working end portion having one or more lifting arms that are each pivotally attached to the chassis, the lifting arms being configured to lift a selected reel from the plurality of reels from a position on the deck of the chassis to a position off of the deck of the chassis, and also from a position off of the chassis to a position on the deck; (d) a selected reel from the plurality of hose reels being supported on the deck; and (e) a tensioning system rotationally connected to the selected reel when the reel is on the deck, the tensioning system comprising at least one roller which is located at the second working end portion of the chassis, the tensioning system being selectively activated to put in tension a hose across the at least one roller winding when such hose onto the selected reel when the mobile chassis is moving generally in the direction of the second working end portion of the chassis.