Patent ID: 6691930
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A reel adapted to be used with a hose with a sprinkler head and a connector for connecting the hose to the sprinkler head, the reel comprising:a base defining therein a recess, a seat formed on a bottom face defining the recess, an opening defined in a side face defining the recess to communicate with the recess so as to oppositely and rotatably receive therein a pair of rollers, a gap defined to communicate with the opening, a stop pivotally mounted to selectively close the communication between the gap and the opening; and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on the seat and having an indent defined in a face of the rotation disk and an L-shaped channel defined to allow a communication between the indent and the recess, whereby the connector is able to be received in the indent and the hose is bent to be received in the channel and the recess by rotating the rotation disk, the rollers are able to expel residual water left in the hose when the hose is being rolled up in the reel.