Patent ID: 6206317
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for coiling a fire hose, the apparatus comprising:a main support extending generally vertically and having upper and lower opposed ends, wherein said lower end is attached to said base;a hose reel having an axle, said axle rotatably mounted to said upper end of said main support and having an axle distal end;a crank having first and second opposed ends, wherein said first end is coupled to said axle distal end and said second end is configured to be gripped by a user for rotating said crank;a retainer to couple the fire hose to said hose reel, said retainer including a handle and a pair of elongated rods each having a proximal end attached to said handle and a rod distal end opposite said proximal end, wherein said retainer is slidably removable from the apparatus relative to and independent of the fire hose when the fire hose is coiled on the apparatus; andwherein the fire hose has a hose coupling end including a rim defining a first diameter, and said pair of elongated rods are spaced a perpendicular distance less than the first diameter so as to prevent the hose coupling end from slipping out between the rods in a direction transverse to the length of said elongated rods.