Patent ID: 8096317

Claim:
A water powered hose winding apparatus for use with an associated flexible hose comprising: a spool having a hub defining an axis of rotation and a pair of flanges at opposing ends of said hub and perpendicular to said axis of rotation; an enclosure having side wall panels, front and rear wall spacers extending between said side wall panels, said enclosure being constructed and arranged to receive said spool, said spool being rotatably mounted between said side wall panels; a water powered reciprocating motor having a first and second inlet for receipt of pressurized water; a switching valve for selectively directing pressurized water into said first or second inlet; a gear rack secured to a portion of said reciprocating motor and moveable therewith; a traversing gear intermeshed with said gear rack; a spool gear rotatably coupled to said spool; and a first drive gear train including at least one drive gear for transferring rotation from said traversing gear to said spool gear.