Patent ID: 6908058

Claim:
A hose reel cart having a remote spool crank mounted in an uppermost portion of a handle assembly to allow rotation of a hose storage spool from an elevated position, said hose reel cart comprising: first and second frame side members; a rotatable spool assembly located between said frame members, said spool assembly operably connected thereto for rotation of said spool about an axis of rotation; said handle assembly including a pair of spaced apart arms mounted between said side members; a rotational drive means positioned longitudinally within at least one of said mounting arms; said rotational drive means including a gear-train coupled between said crank and said spool; said gear-train having a first input gear secured to said first input shaft at a position within said mounting arm; at least one idler gear rotatably secured within said mounting arm and being positioned in engagement with respect to said input 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, said reel gear being larger than said first input gear to cause said spool gear to rotate at a rotational speed less than the rotational speed of said first input gear; wherein operation of said rotational drive means provides rotational movement of said spool.