Patent ID: 9567187
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B65H,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. An inlet conduit assembly for a hose reel assembly, said hose reel assembly having a frame assembly and a basket assembly, said frame assembly having an inner side and an outer side, said frame assembly structured to support said basket assembly, said basket assembly including a barrel, said barrel rotatably coupled to said frame assembly, said barrel having a body structured to support a hose, said barrel body including an outer surface and a lateral side, a basket assembly conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end and extending within said barrel body, said basket assembly conduit inlet end disposed at said barrel body lateral side and said basket assembly conduit outlet end disposed at said barrel body outer surface, said inlet conduit assembly comprising: a generally cylindrical, elongated body with first end, a second end, and a retaining clip groove extending at least partially circumferentially about said inlet conduit body, said inlet conduit second end sized to fit within said basket assembly conduit inlet end; a clip assembly including an elongated body and a shroud assembly; said clip assembly body having a first end, a medial portion, and a second end, said second end defining a clip structure; said shroud assembly having a body with a stop member, the shroud assembly defining an elongated passage, said shroud assembly passage disposed in a plane aligned with said inlet conduit body retaining clip groove; and wherein said clip assembly body is pivotally coupled to said hose reel frame assembly, and structured to pivot in a plane of motion, said clip assembly body attached to the shroud assembly body at the first end of the clip assembly body at a pivot point to the shroud assembly, wherein the clip assembly body moves between a first position about the pivot point, wherein said clip structure does not engage said inlet conduit body retaining clip groove and said second end of the clip assembly body is spaced away from the stop member, and a second position, wherein said clip structure engages said inlet conduit body retaining clip groove and the second end of the clip assembly body is moved adjacent the stop member, but not fixedly attached to the stop member.