US20130221167A1 - uReel Hose Holder - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
- B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
- B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
- B65H75/36—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables without essentially involving the use of a core or former internal to a stored package of material, e.g. with stored material housed within casing or container, or intermittently engaging a plurality of supports as in sinuous or serpentine fashion
- B65H75/366—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables without essentially involving the use of a core or former internal to a stored package of material, e.g. with stored material housed within casing or container, or intermittently engaging a plurality of supports as in sinuous or serpentine fashion with stored package of material loosely hanging on a support, e.g. a hose hanger
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
- B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
- B65H2701/33—Hollow or hose-like material
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- I formed a second, wider u-shaped “saddle”, the base of which was soldered to the upper side of the original clip. This saddle is sized to accept a number of subsequent coils, making it possible to accommodate a hose of reasonable length.
- the uReel Hose Holder is a simple, one-piece device to assist the user in manually assembling a water or similar flexible, elongated item into a manageable coil for transporting, or for storage on a hook-type devise for vertical storage, or for horizontal shelf storage.
- the uReel Hose Holder consists of a one-piece, two-section device—a clip and a saddle—and is used to assist in reducing a hose into a manageable coil after use.
- the user lays the hose longitudinally with both ends open to permit the outflow of liquid, Holding the invention with the u-shaped saddle on top, the user places the near end of the hose into the open side of the horizontal clip.
- User rotates the device and hose rearward and downward sufficiently to form the first coil, inserting a subsequent segment of the hose into the clip adjacent to the hose end. This process is continued at least two more times depending on the diameter of the hose. Subsequent loops are then fed into the upper saddle of the invention.
- the user accomplishes the above operation by cradling the assembly hand under hand, rotating the top of coil inward and downward until the entirety of the hose is formed into a coil. Upon completing the coiling operation the user is free to carry the coil together with the Hose Holder to a convenient location for storage.
- FIG. 1A shows the invention from the end.
- FIG. 1B shows the face of the invention, and illustrates the two sections, “clip” and “saddle”.
- FIG. 1C shows a perspective of the invention.
Abstract
The uReel Hose Holder is a one-piece device to assist the user in manually gathering a water hose or similar flexible, elongated item into a manageable coil for transporting or for storage. The one-piece device is formed from two pieces of one-eighth inch by one inch metal strips joined together forming a clip and a saddle. The first few coils of the hose are affixed into the clip, and subsequent coils rest in the saddle as the coil including the device is manipulated by the user.
Description
- On a regular basis it was necessary to use a water hose to clean the sidewalk in front of a commercial retail building. There was no accommodation to store the hose when it was not in use. Therefore each time it was used it was necessary to carry it from a remote location. Re-coiling the hose for subsequent transportation back to the remote location was a recurring problem, so I visited several hardware stores seeking a suitable, simple device. I found none.
- In seeking a solution I first tried to form a coil of the hose by hand. With the hose length laid out longitudinally and pointed towards me I rotated the hose end towards me, forming the first loop of a coil. Then I continued to rotate the hose, but found that with nothing to hold it the end of the hose fell to the ground, thus defeating the coiling process.
- I then used a heavy rubber band to secure the end to the full circumference of the first coil. While this resolved the initial problem, it afforded no stability to the subsequent coils.
- At this point I decided it was necessary to make a clip of some sort to secure the first few coils of the hose, thus providing some stability for subsequent coils. To do this I purchased a ⅛ inch thick by 1 inch piece of steel which was formed into a horizontal u-shaped clip into which was fitted first the end, and then the subsequent first few coils of the hose, thus providing the desired stability.
- Use of the clip was promising, but subsequent coils became a problem because using just the hands was insufficient to hold any substantial number of additional coils. Therefore using the same size metal strip, I formed a second, wider u-shaped “saddle”, the base of which was soldered to the upper side of the original clip. This saddle is sized to accept a number of subsequent coils, making it possible to accommodate a hose of reasonable length.
- The uReel Hose Holder is a simple, one-piece device to assist the user in manually assembling a water or similar flexible, elongated item into a manageable coil for transporting, or for storage on a hook-type devise for vertical storage, or for horizontal shelf storage.
- The uReel Hose Holder consists of a one-piece, two-section device—a clip and a saddle—and is used to assist in reducing a hose into a manageable coil after use. For best results the user lays the hose longitudinally with both ends open to permit the outflow of liquid, Holding the invention with the u-shaped saddle on top, the user places the near end of the hose into the open side of the horizontal clip. User rotates the device and hose rearward and downward sufficiently to form the first coil, inserting a subsequent segment of the hose into the clip adjacent to the hose end. This process is continued at least two more times depending on the diameter of the hose. Subsequent loops are then fed into the upper saddle of the invention. The user accomplishes the above operation by cradling the assembly hand under hand, rotating the top of coil inward and downward until the entirety of the hose is formed into a coil. Upon completing the coiling operation the user is free to carry the coil together with the Hose Holder to a convenient location for storage.
- The attached drawings depict the uReel Hose Holder:
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FIG. 1A shows the invention from the end. -
FIG. 1B shows the face of the invention, and illustrates the two sections, “clip” and “saddle”. -
FIG. 1C shows a perspective of the invention.
Claims (4)
- 7. A hand-held device, manipulated by user, permitting gathering a water hose into coiled form while under independent control of said user, said device being in one piece and consisting of a clip (a) attached to a saddle (b), which together form the one-piece said device.
- 8. The hand-held device of
claim 7 includes said clip (a), u-shaped but oriented horizontally such that space between upper and lower sides is sufficiently less than diameter of said hose in order to achieve a snug fit when said hose is inserted between said sides. - 9. The hand-held device of
claim 7 further includes said saddle (b), also u-shaped but oriented vertically with its base attached to the upper side of said clip (a) and with sufficient, unimpeded space between the vertical members of said saddle to support subsequent loops of said hose referred to inclaim 7 . - 10. The hand-held device of
claim 7 may be readily extracted from said hose, leaving said hose in its coiled form.
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US2453248A (en) * | 1948-02-09 | 1948-11-09 | Edward J Much | Combination lawn hose and water nozzle support |
US3029933A (en) * | 1957-09-26 | 1962-04-17 | Dalton Mfg Company | Hose hanger and method of packaging same |
US4436267A (en) * | 1982-03-29 | 1984-03-13 | O. Ames Co. | Hose hanger |
US4506853A (en) * | 1982-12-27 | 1985-03-26 | Cathey Kenneth M | Hose holder |
US5082225A (en) * | 1990-01-08 | 1992-01-21 | Nespoli Livio S | Clip for securing eyeglasses to a sunvisor |
US5489078A (en) * | 1994-10-03 | 1996-02-06 | Risley; Nathaniel H. | Container clip |
US6059215A (en) * | 1998-12-04 | 2000-05-09 | Finnis; Stephen H. | Hose rack for a pier pylon |
US6543737B2 (en) * | 2001-02-20 | 2003-04-08 | Clayton O. Decker | Tissue box holder |
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US2453248A (en) * | 1948-02-09 | 1948-11-09 | Edward J Much | Combination lawn hose and water nozzle support |
US3029933A (en) * | 1957-09-26 | 1962-04-17 | Dalton Mfg Company | Hose hanger and method of packaging same |
US4436267A (en) * | 1982-03-29 | 1984-03-13 | O. Ames Co. | Hose hanger |
US4506853A (en) * | 1982-12-27 | 1985-03-26 | Cathey Kenneth M | Hose holder |
US5082225A (en) * | 1990-01-08 | 1992-01-21 | Nespoli Livio S | Clip for securing eyeglasses to a sunvisor |
US5489078A (en) * | 1994-10-03 | 1996-02-06 | Risley; Nathaniel H. | Container clip |
US6059215A (en) * | 1998-12-04 | 2000-05-09 | Finnis; Stephen H. | Hose rack for a pier pylon |
US6543737B2 (en) * | 2001-02-20 | 2003-04-08 | Clayton O. Decker | Tissue box holder |
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US9475589B2 (en) | 2013-12-20 | 2016-10-25 | Google Inc. | Systems and apparatus for winch drum mechanism |
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