Patent ID: 8702026

Claim:
A hose reel comprising: a housing ( 101 ) comprising (a) a first horizontal leg member ( 106 ), (b) a second horizontal leg member ( 107 ), and (c) a top member ( 108 ); a spool ( 102 ) rotatably disposed within the housing ( 101 ), wherein the spool ( 102 ) is adapted to connect to a flexible hose ( 199 ); wherein the top member ( 108 ) comprises an upper expansion mechanism ( 112 ) to modify a length of the top member ( 108 ); wherein the first horizontal leg member ( 106 ) comprises a first leg expansion mechanism ( 110 ) to modify a length of the first horizontal leg member ( 106 ); wherein the second horizontal leg member ( 107 ) comprises a second leg expansion mechanism ( 111 ) to modify a length of the second horizontal leg member ( 107 ); wherein the spool ( 102 ) comprises a spool expansion mechanism ( 109 ) to modify a length of the spool ( 102 ); a single-handle winding mechanism comprising a single handle ( 103 ) to rotate the spool so as to coil the flexible hose ( 199 ) around the spool ( 102 ), wherein coiling of the flexible hose ( 199 ) gradually expands said expansion mechanisms ( 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 ) in response to gradual increase in volume of the flexible hose ( 199 ) being coiled around the spool ( 102 ).