Patent ID: 8360353
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An improved winding apparatus for allowing an operator to wind a hose comprising a retainer, means for rotating said retainer about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said hose, said retainer having first and second concave sections spaced from each other along said axis and movable relative to each other, said concave sections facing each other and movable relative to each other in the direction along said axis, said concave sections connected to spaced apart straight sections disposed parallel to and spaced from said axis and movable relative to each other, said concave sections adapted to grasp one end of the hose therebetween, said straight sections adapted to support the hose during winding of the hose, and further including means to lock the concave sections at different distances from each other along the axis.