Patent ID: 6742740
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A hose cart comprising:a container for housing a hose; a reel, within the container, for holding a hose; a handle, the handle comprising a base adjacent the reel; gears, rotationally connecting the handle and the reel, such that the turning of the handle provides a mechanical advantage in the rotation of the reel; a tracking assembly for placing hose neatly onto the reel, the tracking assembly being in mechanical connection with the gears and handle; the gears comprising a first rotation gear attached to the base of the handle, a second rotation gear attached to the reel, a third rotation gear attached to the tracker mechanism, a first connecting gear in mechanical connection with the first and second rotation gears, a second and third connecting gear in mechanical connection with each other and providing mechanical connection between the third rotation gear and the first rotation gear, such that the base of the handle may be located above the axis of rotation of the reel and the rotation of the handle causes the reel to turn and the tracker mechanism to operate.