Patent ID: 6438792
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: E03F

Abstract:
An apparatus for unwinding/rewinding a suction hose for draining cesspools, septic tanks and sewers, mountable on a truck, including a supporting region, the apparatus comprising: a reel rotatable about a rotation axis thereof and adapted to hold a suction hose; a coaxial hose guide connected to said reel in a peripheral region thereof, said hose guide including a composite arm provided with guiding means for said hose, a base being connected to said reel, said arm being articulated to said base so as to be integral with said reel and said base; and actuation means for actuating the arm to perform pitching motions in an adjustable manner, about an axis which is parallel to a tangent to said reel, rotation of said base and said reel being accompanied by a corresponding rotation of said arm.