Patent ID: 7216666

Claim:
An A hydraulic reeling-in device for a water-transmitting, flexible garden hose, said device comprising: mounting means having two opposite, first and second sides and including ground contacting supporting elements; a hose reel mounted for rotation on said mounting means between said two sides; hydraulic drive means kinematically connected to said hose reel and mounted on the first side of said mounting means; a water inlet attached to the second side of said mounting means and connectable to a water-supplying pipe line; a water outlet leading to a point at the periphery of said hose reel and provided with a connector for said hose; valve means located on the second side of said mounting means and having two positions, a first position in which said water is permitted to pass from said water inlet through said water outlet into said hose, and a second position in which water is permitted to pass from said water inlet to said hydraulic drive means in order to reel-in said hose; and a tubular member connected to said mounting means and adapted, in the second position of said valve means, to conduct water from the valve means on said second side to said hydraulic drive means on said first side of the mounting means.