Patent ID: 8006928

Claim:
A hose reel assembly comprising: a spool member configured to rotate about a first axis to wind a hose onto the spool member or unwind a hose from the spool member, the spool member also configured to rotate about a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis; a hollow conduit assembly having an end positioned substantially along the second axis and being configured to be coupled with a fluid source so that fluid may flow from the fluid source into the conduit assembly, the conduit assembly extending to a location substantially along the first axis, the conduit assembly extending from said location to an interior of the spool member; a housing substantially enclosing the spool member, a portion of the housing defining an aperture configured to receive a hose therethrough for spooling the hose onto the spool member; a hose attachment fitting on the spool member, the hose attachment fitting configured to be coupled with a hose that may be wound upon the spool member, the conduit assembly being connected to the hose attachment fitting at an interior of the spool member so that fluid may flow from the conduit assembly through the hose attachment fitting into a hose coupled to the hose attachment fitting; and a first ring centered about the second axis; a support frame coupled to the conduit assembly, the support frame supported by the first ring such that the spool member, the conduit assembly, and the support frame rotate together, relative to the first ring, about the second axis.