Patent ID: 6976649
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hose reel cart having a remote reel crank mounted in an upper portion of a container to allow rotation of a hose storage reel from an elevated position, said hose reel cart comprising: a pair of side wall members; a rotatable spool assembly located between said pair of side wall members, said spool assembly operably connected thereto for rotation of said spool about an axis of rotation; a handle assembly being outwardly and rotatably secured to an upper portion of one of said side wall members; a first gear train secured to said one of said side wall members, wherein said first gear train includes a handle gear secured to said handle assembly to be rotatable therewith, at least one idler gear rotatably secured to said side wall member about a second axis of rotation and being positioned in engagement with respect to said handle gear to be rotatable responsive to rotation thereof, and a spool gear coupled to said spool to be rotatable therewith and being positioned in engagement with respect to said at least one idler gear to be rotatable responsive to rotation thereof, wherein said at least one idler gear rotatably secured at a position above said axis of rotation and said handle gear is rotatably secured at a position above said idler gear axis of rotation; wherein said at least one idler gear provides for the appropriate separation between said axis of rotation and said handle assembly to facilitate mounting said handle assembly in said upper portion of said side wall member; wherein operation of said first gear train via said handle assembly from said elevated position provides rotational movement of said spool.