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- the present invention relates to reels for storing hoses, electrical and data cords, ropes, cables, or other items.
- the present invention relates to a reel including an improved base assembly.
- Reels are used to store a variety of flexible elongate items such as hoses for delivering fluids, including water, air, hydraulic fluid, or grease, for example.
- the hoses may be round or flat in shape, and may also be used in vacuum applications for removing a fluid or a solid substance from a given location.
- Reels are also used to store other flexible elongate items, such as electrical and data cords, ropes, cables, and the like.
- Base assembly 10 typically includes a base plate 12 to which a pair of separate uprights 14 are connected to support the spool assembly.
- the base plate 10 is mounted to a support surface, such as a floor or a wall, for example, by suitable fasteners (not shown) inserted through mounting holes in base plate 12 .
- Uprights 14 are connected to base plate 10 either by welding, such as along one or more weld beads 16 , as shown in FIG. 1 , or by separate hardware including fasteners 18 , such as bolts and nuts, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- “side-to-side” motion from vibration or impact in directions perpendicular to uprights 14 either by itself or in combination with the weight of the spool assembly, and/or other forces from loading imposed on the spool assembly tend to produce the foregoing stress concentrations, which could potentially form cracks in weld beads 16 or could potentially loosen the nuts and bolts of fasteners 18 .
- the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, such as a hose reel, including two cooperating base components joined to one another and supporting a spool assembly.
- the base components may be identical to one another, and each include a base portion and an upright portion disposed 90° with respect to one another and formed monolithically from a single piece of material such as steel.
- the base components further include rigidifying structures such as gussets, edge bends, and reinforcement ribs or channels to rigidify the base components against vibration and impact stresses.
- Each of the base portions includes a connection plate and an offset connection flange, wherein the connection flanges overlap and are secured to respective connection plates when the upright components are mated and secured to one another with one upright component disposed at an orientation rotated 180° with respect to the other.
- the base assembly may be attached to a surface, such as a floor, wall, or other surface via suitable fasteners, and the connections between the upright components are substantially isolated from vibration and impact stresses imposed upon on the base assembly.
- the connection between the base components may be varied to provide modularity to the base assembly.
- the base assembly may be configured to support spool assemblies of various dimensions.
- the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, including a pair of base components, each including a base portion and an upright portion monolithically formed from a single piece of material, the base portions secured to one another in at least one location disposed between the upright portions; and each base component further including at least one fastener-receiving mount structure by which the base component is securable to a surface.
- the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, including a pair of base components, each including a base portion and an upright portion; first and second sets of holes in each of the base portions, the first sets of holes alignable with one another to define a first width of the base assembly and the second sets of holes alignable with one another to define a second width of the base assembly; and each base component further including at least one fastener-receiving mount structure by which the base component is securable to a surface.
- the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, including a pair of base components, each including a base portion and an upright portion; means for selectively connecting the base portions to one another in either of first or second positions to define first and second widths, respectively, of the base assembly; and means for mounting the base components to a surface.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a known reel base assembly showing an upright welded to the base plate at a number of weld beads;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of another known reel base assembly showing an upright secured to the base plate with fasteners;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one of the base components of the reel base assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing two base components connected to one another to form the reel base assembly
- FIG. 5 is a top view of the reel base assembly of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the reel base assembly and the spool assembly
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the reel base assembly, showing the spool assembly rotatably supported by the reel base assembly;
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of one of the base components of the reel base assembly according to another embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing two base components according to the embodiment of FIG. 8 connected to one another to form the reel base assembly;
- FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of the reel base assembly of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the reel base assembly of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the reel base assembly of FIG. 9 showing the base components in an alternate configuration
- FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view of the reel base assembly of FIG. 12 ;
- FIG. 14 is an exploded view of the reel base assembly of FIG. 12 .
- base components 22 of base assembly 20 ( FIG. 4 ) of a reel in accordance with the present invention is shown.
- two identical base components 22 are connected to one another to form base assembly 20 , which supports spool assembly 24 ( FIGS. 6 and 7 ) to store and to facilitate the use of a hose, cord, rope, cable, or other flexible elongate item.
- base components 22 are described herein as identical, base components 22 need not be identical, wherein one or both of the base components 22 may include one or more structural features which are different from the other.
- Each base component 22 may be formed monolithically from a single piece of metal, such as steel or aluminum, by stamping, punching, and/or bending operations, and generally includes base portion 26 and upright portion 28 oriented approximately 90° with respect to one another.
- Base portion 26 and upright portion 28 are connected at a bend joint 30 , which may include one or more gussets 32 integrally formed therewithin to rigidify the bend joint 30 .
- Upright portion 28 generally extends vertically from base portion 26 and includes one or more rigidifying structural features such as bends 34 along the edges thereof, and a plurality of reinforcement channels or ribs 36 stamped in upright portion 28 to rigidify upright portion 28 and prevent bending and/or twisting of same with respect to base portion 26 .
- upright portion 28 includes saddle 38 for rotatably supporting spool assembly 24 ( FIGS. 6 and 7 ) in the manner described below.
- Base portion 26 is generally rectangular in shape, and includes a pair of mount structures for receiving fasteners to mount base portion 26 to a suitable support surface, such as a floor, wall, or vehicle, for example.
- the mount structures may include at least one closed hole 40 disposed on one side of upright portion 28 and at least one open hole or slot 42 disposed on the other side of upright portion 28 .
- Base portion 26 additionally includes connection plate 44 disposed in the same plane as the remainder of base portion 26 , and a raised connection flange 46 stamped from base portion 26 and disposed slightly upwardly thereof in an offset orientation with respect to connection plate 44 .
- Connection plate 44 and connection flange 46 may each include one or more holes 48 therein.
- base assembly 20 to form base assembly 20 , two base components 22 are oriented with one base component 22 disposed at a 180° rotational position with respect to the other base component 22 , and base components 22 are thereafter mated and secured to one another.
- base assembly 20 may advantageously be formed from two identical base components 22 , thereby reducing the total number of parts needed to form base assembly 20 , and the connection between base components 22 provides accurate and reproducible spacing between upright potions 28 thereof for receipt of spool assembly 24 .
- connection flanges 46 overlap respective connection plates 44 of the base components 22 and may be secured to one another via suitable hardware, such as fasteners 49 ( FIG.
- base components 22 may be secured to one another via welding, or via connection systems that form fastener-less, rivet-type connections by punching and forming together the material of connection plates 44 and connection flanges 46 .
- base portions 26 of base components 22 need not overlap with one another, for example, respective edges of base portions of a pair of base components may abut one another and be connected by welding.
- Base assembly 20 may be secured to any surface, such as a floor, a wall, a suitable surface on a vehicle, or any other surface, by a plurality of fasteners 50 ( FIG. 4 ) inserted through holes 40 and slots 42 of base components 22 .
- slots 42 allow mounting of base assembly 22 to a non-horizontal surface, such as a wall (not shown), by a single installer.
- the installer may partially insert a pair of fasteners 50 in the wall, followed by positioning base assembly 22 such that fasteners 50 are slidably received into respective slots 42 , which allows base assembly 22 to be temporarily hung from the wall while additional fasteners 50 are inserted through holes 40 .
- each of the fasteners 50 may be tightened to firmly and rigidly mount base assembly 20 to the wall.
- base components 22 may include only holes 40 or only slots 42 or any desired combination or arrangement of the foregoing.
- spool assembly 24 may be rotatably mounted to base assembly 22 by positioning the ends of axle 54 of spool assembly 24 within saddles 38 of upright portions 28 and securing the same to upright portions 28 using suitable clamps or fasteners.
- Spool assembly 24 further includes sidewall members 56 connected via central member 58 .
- Axle 54 is positioned through central member 58 and is secured to opposing hubs 60 .
- Hubs 60 are connected to one another by guide bar 62 , which supports and directs a hose or other flexible, elongate object positioned on spool assembly 24 during extension and retraction of the same.
- Spool assembly 24 and base assembly 22 may include additional features such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.
- the rigid, integral and monolithic connection between base portions 26 and upright portions 28 of upright components 22 , as well as gussets 32 , edge bends 34 , and reinforcement ribs 36 resist vibrational and impact stresses along bend joint 30 between base and upright portions 26 , 28 , respectively, and also resist twisting or bending of upright portions 28 with respect to base portions 26 .
- the connection of base assembly 20 to a support surface via fasteners 50 also effectively isolates the connections between base components 22 along connection plates 44 and connection flanges 46 such that impact and vibrational stresses are not imposed on the connections between base components 22 .
- the foregoing features provide a base assembly 20 having a rigid structure with enhanced resistance to mechanical stresses and loads imposed thereon by vibration, impact, or other forces, such as “side-to-side” forces perpendicular to upright portions 28 , for example, thereby reducing maintenance and/or repair of base assembly 20 and extending useful service life of the reel assembly.
- FIGS. 8-12 depict base components 22 ′ forming base assemblies 20 ′ according to another exemplary embodiment.
- Base components 22 ′ and base assembly 20 ′ include several features which are identical to base components 22 and base assembly 20 of the exemplary embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1-7 , discussed in detail above, and identical reference numerals have been used to indicate identical or substantially identical features therebetween.
- base component 22 ′ includes base portion 26 and upright portion 28 .
- Base portion 26 includes connection plate 44 ′ and connection flange 46 ′.
- Connection plate 44 ′ and connection flange 46 ′ include a first row of holes 48 ′ positioned along line A, similar to holes 48 of connection plate 44 and connection flange 46 of base component 22 .
- connection plate 44 ′ and connection flange 46 ′ include a second set or plurality of holes 64 positioned along line B, which is laterally spaced from line A by distance D 1 .
- base components 22 ′ are arranged to form base assembly 20 ′ in a similar manner as base components 22 of FIG. 4 .
- base components 22 ′ are oriented at a 180° angle with respect to one another and holes 48 ′ of opposing connection plates 44 ′ and connection flanges 46 ′ are aligned. With base components 22 ′ in this position, fasteners 49 may be passed through holes 48 ′ to secure base components 22 ′ together to form base assembly 20 ′.
- base assembly 20 ′ has a first width W 1 , shown in FIG. 9 .
- a spool assembly similar to spool assembly 24 of FIGS. 6 and 7 , and which is sized to be received within first width W 1 , may be rotatably mounted in saddles 38 of upright portions 28 .
- base components 22 ′ may be configured to vary the width of base assembly 20 ′. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 12-14 , base components 22 ′ are oriented at a 1800 angle with respect to one another, as described above, and holes 64 of opposing connection plates 44 ′ and connection flanges 46 ′ are aligned. With base components 22 ′ in this position, fasteners 49 may be passed through holes 64 to secure base components 22 ′ together, forming base assembly 20 ′ having second width W 2 , which is less than first width W 1 by distance D 1 ( FIG. 8 ).
- a spool assembly similar to spool assembly 24 of FIGS. 6 and 7 , and which is sized to be received within second width W 2 , may be rotatably mounted in saddles 38 of upright portions 28 .
- connection plate 44 ′ and connection flange 46 ′ may include an additional set or plurality of holes 64 .
- the additional set or plurality of holes 64 may be laterally spaced from line B toward upright support 28 .
- base components 22 ′ may be configured, in a manner similar to that described above, to accommodate a spool assembly having a width less than second width W 2 .
- the additional set or plurality of holes 64 may be laterally spaced from line A away from upright support 28 .
- base components 22 ′ may be configured, in a manner similar to that described above, to accommodate a spool assembly having a width greater than first width W 1 .
- connection plate 44 ′ and connection flange 46 ′ may include more than one additional set or plurality of aligned holes 64 .
- connection plate 44 ′ and connection flange 46 ′ provides modularity to base assemblies 20 ′.
- This modularity allows for base assemblies 20 ′ to accommodate spool assemblies having differing dimensions.
- base assemblies 20 ′ may be configured to accommodate a spool assembly having a first width or, alternative, a spool assembly having a second, different width.
- further sets or pluralities of holes 64 may be added to again increase the modularity of base assemblies 20 ′, allow base assemblies 20 ′ to accommodate a multitude of spool assemblies having different dimensions.
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- This application claims the benefit under Title 35, U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/734,209, entitled REEL BASE ASSEMBLY, filed on Nov. 7, 2005.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to reels for storing hoses, electrical and data cords, ropes, cables, or other items. In particular, the present invention relates to a reel including an improved base assembly.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Reels are used to store a variety of flexible elongate items such as hoses for delivering fluids, including water, air, hydraulic fluid, or grease, for example. The hoses may be round or flat in shape, and may also be used in vacuum applications for removing a fluid or a solid substance from a given location. Reels are also used to store other flexible elongate items, such as electrical and data cords, ropes, cables, and the like.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 , many known reels include abase assembly 10 to which a spool assembly (not shown) is rotatably mounted.Base assembly 10 typically includes abase plate 12 to which a pair ofseparate uprights 14 are connected to support the spool assembly. Thebase plate 10 is mounted to a support surface, such as a floor or a wall, for example, by suitable fasteners (not shown) inserted through mounting holes inbase plate 12.Uprights 14 are connected tobase plate 10 either by welding, such as along one ormore weld beads 16, as shown inFIG. 1 , or by separatehardware including fasteners 18, such as bolts and nuts, as shown inFIG. 2 . - Although base assemblies of the type shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 have proven to be satisfactorily durable and effective in use, a potential disadvantage of same is that vibration and impact forces originating from the support surface and/or the spool travel throughbase plate 12 anduprights 14, and tend to produce stress concentrations at the connections ofuprights 14 tobase plate 12 and, in particular, atweld beads 16 andfasteners 18. For example, “side-to-side” motion from vibration or impact in directions perpendicular touprights 14, either by itself or in combination with the weight of the spool assembly, and/or other forces from loading imposed on the spool assembly tend to produce the foregoing stress concentrations, which could potentially form cracks inweld beads 16 or could potentially loosen the nuts and bolts offasteners 18. - What is needed is a base assembly for a reel which is an improvement over the foregoing.
- The present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, such as a hose reel, including two cooperating base components joined to one another and supporting a spool assembly. The base components may be identical to one another, and each include a base portion and an upright portion disposed 90° with respect to one another and formed monolithically from a single piece of material such as steel. The base components further include rigidifying structures such as gussets, edge bends, and reinforcement ribs or channels to rigidify the base components against vibration and impact stresses. Each of the base portions includes a connection plate and an offset connection flange, wherein the connection flanges overlap and are secured to respective connection plates when the upright components are mated and secured to one another with one upright component disposed at an orientation rotated 180° with respect to the other. The base assembly may be attached to a surface, such as a floor, wall, or other surface via suitable fasteners, and the connections between the upright components are substantially isolated from vibration and impact stresses imposed upon on the base assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the connection between the base components may be varied to provide modularity to the base assembly. In this embodiment, the base assembly may be configured to support spool assemblies of various dimensions.
- In one form thereof, the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, including a pair of base components, each including a base portion and an upright portion monolithically formed from a single piece of material, the base portions secured to one another in at least one location disposed between the upright portions; and each base component further including at least one fastener-receiving mount structure by which the base component is securable to a surface.
- In another form thereof, the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, including a pair of base components, each including a base portion and an upright portion; first and second sets of holes in each of the base portions, the first sets of holes alignable with one another to define a first width of the base assembly and the second sets of holes alignable with one another to define a second width of the base assembly; and each base component further including at least one fastener-receiving mount structure by which the base component is securable to a surface.
- In a further form thereof, the present invention provides a base assembly for a reel, including a pair of base components, each including a base portion and an upright portion; means for selectively connecting the base portions to one another in either of first or second positions to define first and second widths, respectively, of the base assembly; and means for mounting the base components to a surface.
- The above-mentioned and other features and advantages of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following descriptions of embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a known reel base assembly showing an upright welded to the base plate at a number of weld beads; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of another known reel base assembly showing an upright secured to the base plate with fasteners; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one of the base components of the reel base assembly of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing two base components connected to one another to form the reel base assembly; -
FIG. 5 is a top view of the reel base assembly ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the reel base assembly and the spool assembly; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the reel base assembly, showing the spool assembly rotatably supported by the reel base assembly; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of one of the base components of the reel base assembly according to another embodiment; -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing two base components according to the embodiment ofFIG. 8 connected to one another to form the reel base assembly; -
FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of the reel base assembly ofFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the reel base assembly ofFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the reel base assembly ofFIG. 9 showing the base components in an alternate configuration; -
FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view of the reel base assembly ofFIG. 12 ; and -
FIG. 14 is an exploded view of the reel base assembly ofFIG. 12 . - Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. The exemplifications set out herein illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and such exemplifications are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention any manner.
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FIG. 3 , one of the twobase components 22 of base assembly 20 (FIG. 4 ) of a reel in accordance with the present invention is shown. As described below and shown inFIGS. 4-7 , twoidentical base components 22 are connected to one another to formbase assembly 20, which supports spool assembly 24 (FIGS. 6 and 7 ) to store and to facilitate the use of a hose, cord, rope, cable, or other flexible elongate item. Althoughbase components 22 are described herein as identical,base components 22 need not be identical, wherein one or both of thebase components 22 may include one or more structural features which are different from the other. - Each
base component 22 may be formed monolithically from a single piece of metal, such as steel or aluminum, by stamping, punching, and/or bending operations, and generally includesbase portion 26 andupright portion 28 oriented approximately 90° with respect to one another.Base portion 26 andupright portion 28 are connected at abend joint 30, which may include one ormore gussets 32 integrally formed therewithin to rigidify thebend joint 30.Upright portion 28 generally extends vertically frombase portion 26 and includes one or more rigidifying structural features such asbends 34 along the edges thereof, and a plurality of reinforcement channels orribs 36 stamped inupright portion 28 to rigidifyupright portion 28 and prevent bending and/or twisting of same with respect tobase portion 26. Additionally,upright portion 28 includessaddle 38 for rotatably supporting spool assembly 24 (FIGS. 6 and 7 ) in the manner described below. -
Base portion 26 is generally rectangular in shape, and includes a pair of mount structures for receiving fasteners tomount base portion 26 to a suitable support surface, such as a floor, wall, or vehicle, for example. The mount structures may include at least one closedhole 40 disposed on one side ofupright portion 28 and at least one open hole orslot 42 disposed on the other side ofupright portion 28.Base portion 26 additionally includesconnection plate 44 disposed in the same plane as the remainder ofbase portion 26, and a raisedconnection flange 46 stamped frombase portion 26 and disposed slightly upwardly thereof in an offset orientation with respect toconnection plate 44.Connection plate 44 andconnection flange 46 may each include one ormore holes 48 therein. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , to formbase assembly 20, twobase components 22 are oriented with onebase component 22 disposed at a 180° rotational position with respect to theother base component 22, andbase components 22 are thereafter mated and secured to one another. In this manner,base assembly 20 may advantageously be formed from twoidentical base components 22, thereby reducing the total number of parts needed to formbase assembly 20, and the connection betweenbase components 22 provides accurate and reproducible spacing betweenupright potions 28 thereof for receipt ofspool assembly 24. Whenbase components 22 are oriented with respect to one another as described above,connection flanges 46 overlaprespective connection plates 44 of thebase components 22 and may be secured to one another via suitable hardware, such as fasteners 49 (FIG. 4 ), for example bolts, nuts, or rivets, passing throughholes 48. Alternatively,base components 22 may be secured to one another via welding, or via connection systems that form fastener-less, rivet-type connections by punching and forming together the material ofconnection plates 44 andconnection flanges 46. In an alternate embodiment,base portions 26 ofbase components 22 need not overlap with one another, for example, respective edges of base portions of a pair of base components may abut one another and be connected by welding. -
Base assembly 20 may be secured to any surface, such as a floor, a wall, a suitable surface on a vehicle, or any other surface, by a plurality of fasteners 50 (FIG. 4 ) inserted throughholes 40 andslots 42 ofbase components 22. Advantageously,slots 42 allow mounting ofbase assembly 22 to a non-horizontal surface, such as a wall (not shown), by a single installer. For example, the installer may partially insert a pair offasteners 50 in the wall, followed by positioningbase assembly 22 such thatfasteners 50 are slidably received intorespective slots 42, which allowsbase assembly 22 to be temporarily hung from the wall whileadditional fasteners 50 are inserted throughholes 40. Thereafter, each of thefasteners 50 may be tightened to firmly and rigidly mountbase assembly 20 to the wall. Alternatively,base components 22 may include only holes 40 or onlyslots 42 or any desired combination or arrangement of the foregoing. - Referring to
FIGS. 6 and 7 ,spool assembly 24 may be rotatably mounted tobase assembly 22 by positioning the ends ofaxle 54 ofspool assembly 24 withinsaddles 38 ofupright portions 28 and securing the same toupright portions 28 using suitable clamps or fasteners.Spool assembly 24 further includessidewall members 56 connected viacentral member 58.Axle 54 is positioned throughcentral member 58 and is secured to opposinghubs 60.Hubs 60 are connected to one another byguide bar 62, which supports and directs a hose or other flexible, elongate object positioned onspool assembly 24 during extension and retraction of the same.Spool assembly 24 andbase assembly 22 may include additional features such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/446,592, entitled ADJUSTABLE REEL ASSEMBLY, filed on May 28, 2003 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/963,330, entitled MODULAR HOSE REEL, filed on Oct. 12, 2004, each assigned to the assignee of the present invention, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated by reference herein. - Advantageously, in use, the rigid, integral and monolithic connection between
base portions 26 andupright portions 28 ofupright components 22, as well asgussets 32, edge bends 34, andreinforcement ribs 36 resist vibrational and impact stresses along bend joint 30 between base andupright portions upright portions 28 with respect tobase portions 26. The connection ofbase assembly 20 to a support surface viafasteners 50 also effectively isolates the connections betweenbase components 22 alongconnection plates 44 andconnection flanges 46 such that impact and vibrational stresses are not imposed on the connections betweenbase components 22. The foregoing features provide abase assembly 20 having a rigid structure with enhanced resistance to mechanical stresses and loads imposed thereon by vibration, impact, or other forces, such as “side-to-side” forces perpendicular toupright portions 28, for example, thereby reducing maintenance and/or repair ofbase assembly 20 and extending useful service life of the reel assembly. -
FIGS. 8-12 depictbase components 22′ formingbase assemblies 20′ according to another exemplary embodiment.Base components 22′ andbase assembly 20′ include several features which are identical tobase components 22 andbase assembly 20 of the exemplary embodiment depicted inFIGS. 1-7 , discussed in detail above, and identical reference numerals have been used to indicate identical or substantially identical features therebetween. Referring toFIG. 8 ,base component 22′ includesbase portion 26 andupright portion 28.Base portion 26 includesconnection plate 44′ andconnection flange 46′.Connection plate 44′ andconnection flange 46′ include a first row ofholes 48′ positioned along line A, similar toholes 48 ofconnection plate 44 andconnection flange 46 ofbase component 22. Additionally,connection plate 44′ andconnection flange 46′ include a second set or plurality ofholes 64 positioned along line B, which is laterally spaced from line A by distance D1. - Referring to
FIGS. 9-11 , twobase components 22′ are arranged to formbase assembly 20′ in a similar manner asbase components 22 ofFIG. 4 . Specifically,base components 22′ are oriented at a 180° angle with respect to one another and holes 48′ of opposingconnection plates 44′ andconnection flanges 46′ are aligned. Withbase components 22′ in this position,fasteners 49 may be passed throughholes 48′ to securebase components 22′ together to formbase assembly 20′. In this configuration,base assembly 20′ has a first width W1, shown inFIG. 9 . A spool assembly, similar tospool assembly 24 ofFIGS. 6 and 7 , and which is sized to be received within first width W1, may be rotatably mounted insaddles 38 ofupright portions 28. - To accommodate a narrower hose reel assembly,
base components 22′ may be configured to vary the width ofbase assembly 20′. Specifically, as shown inFIGS. 12-14 ,base components 22′ are oriented at a 1800 angle with respect to one another, as described above, and holes 64 of opposingconnection plates 44′ andconnection flanges 46′ are aligned. Withbase components 22′ in this position,fasteners 49 may be passed throughholes 64 to securebase components 22′ together, formingbase assembly 20′ having second width W2, which is less than first width W1 by distance D1 (FIG. 8 ). A spool assembly, similar tospool assembly 24 ofFIGS. 6 and 7 , and which is sized to be received within second width W2, may be rotatably mounted insaddles 38 ofupright portions 28. - In another exemplary embodiment,
connection plate 44′ andconnection flange 46′ may include an additional set or plurality ofholes 64. In one exemplary embodiment, the additional set or plurality ofholes 64 may be laterally spaced from line B towardupright support 28. In this embodiment,base components 22′ may be configured, in a manner similar to that described above, to accommodate a spool assembly having a width less than second width W2. Alternatively, in another exemplary embodiment, the additional set or plurality ofholes 64 may be laterally spaced from line A away fromupright support 28. In this embodiment,base components 22′ may be configured, in a manner similar to that described above, to accommodate a spool assembly having a width greater than first width W1. In another exemplary embodiment,connection plate 44′ andconnection flange 46′ may include more than one additional set or plurality of aligned holes 64. - Advantageously, the inclusion of
holes 64 inconnection plate 44′ andconnection flange 46′ provides modularity tobase assemblies 20′. This modularity allows forbase assemblies 20′ to accommodate spool assemblies having differing dimensions. For example, as described above,base assemblies 20′ may be configured to accommodate a spool assembly having a first width or, alternative, a spool assembly having a second, different width. Moreover, further sets or pluralities ofholes 64 may be added to again increase the modularity ofbase assemblies 20′, allowbase assemblies 20′ to accommodate a multitude of spool assemblies having different dimensions. - While this invention has been described as having a preferred design, the present invention can be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains and which fall within the limits of the appended claims.
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