Patent ID: 6186196
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand-held control apparatus for use in an aircraft refuelling system, in which fuel is delivered to an aircraft from a location remote from the aircraft via a refuelling nozzle at an end of a hose that is wound upon a hose reel at the remote location, said hand-held control apparatus comprising:a control trigger for transmitting of an activation signal for activating a refuelling process so that fuel is delivered via the refuelling nozzle at the end of the hose to the aircraft;means for transmitting a fault signal for shutting down fuel delivery; and,means for changing said control trigger from transmitting said activation signal to a hose reel rewind mode, so that activating said control trigger causes a signal to be transmitted for effecting a rewind of said hose reel, whereby an operator carrying the refuelling nozzle and holding said hand-held control apparatus is capable of moving toward the remote location as the hose to the aircraft is being re-wound.