Patent ID: 6591744
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
A device for evacuating liquid from an elongated and collapsible hose, said device comprising:a frame; a pair of spaced apart wheels rotatable about an axis situated at a first end of said frame; a first cylindrical member having a first annular outer surface, said first member being rotatably mounted about said axis between said pair of spaced apart wheels; a second cylindrical member pivotally and rotatably secured to a further location of said frame and such that a second annular outer surface associated with said second cylindrical member is arranged in opposing and rotatable contact with said annular outer surface of said first cylindrical member; and said second cylindrical member being actuable between a first position in which it biasingly contacts said first cylindrical member and a second position in which it is displaced a selected distance from said first member; a first end of the hose being inserted from a sideways direction between said annular outer surfaces of said first and second cylindrical members in said displaced position; whereby said annular outer surfaces subsequently moving into contact with one another and the device translating upon a ground support surface so that the hose remains substantially stationary while it is drained and compressed into a collapsed condition between said opposing annular surfaces.