US2463192A - Hose reel - Google Patents

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March 1, 1949. W, H, MACKEY T AL 2,463,192

HOSE REEL 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 27, 1945 March 1, 1949. H, MACKEY ET AL 2,463,192

HosE REEL Filed Aug. 27, 1945 l 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTO'RS Patented Mar. l, 1949 ff UNITED STATES PATENT fori-*lios William H. Mackey, Teaneck, N. J., and Johan Edward Johansen, Bronx, N. Y., assgnors to, Johns-Manvlle Corporation, New York, N.` Y., l a corporation of New York Application August 27, 1945, Serial-No.` 612,974-

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The instant invention relates to collapsible reels Referring particularly to Figs.L 1, 2. and; 3',.-.the and, more particularly, to hose reels of the type reel indicated generally at lllsisillustratedvas employed for conveying insulation and the like relatively permanently mounted on `a suitable in the conventional blowing method of insubase or floor I2 which may preferably consti., lating wall spaces in homes and other buildings tute the floor of a truck orthe like. Reel IIl inand will be described in this connection. it will cludes a shaft I4 to which are keyed :bearing be appreciated, however, that the reel may have members IS (see Fig. 5) rotatably supporting opmany other uses and the invention is not to be posed hubs I8. Pair of legs and 22 4at oppoconsidered as limited to any particular applisite sides of the reel support the shaft from .the cation. lo floor or other foundation, the legs of each. pair For the insulation of Wall spaces as referred to being hingedly .connectedr to an end portion :.of above, portable equipment is employed. Usually the shaft projecting beyond the hub, `as illus- `the equipment, comprising a blower together with trated in Figs. 3 and 5, and retainedfin position a hose of suicient length, to take care of all by nuts 24. In the preferredembodiment of the normal situations, is mounted on a truck or other 1 invention, a corresponding .leg 20 of eachpai'r conveyance which also carries a supply of the of legs is secured to the floor or the like I2, .by

insulating material. The instant invention is dihinge 26. The other of each pair of legs prefer;- rected to, and has for its principal object, the ably carries a roller or caster 28. When the 'reel provision of a hose reel to be mounted on the is in operative position the legs are retained truck and which, when in normal operative con- 20 against spreading beyond the desired inverted `dition, may be used to hold the hose during its V-relationship shown in Fig. 1 'bymeansofga transport to and from the job but when the hose spreader comprising two sections hingedly conhas been removed, may be collapsed to provide nected at 32, the sections in turn"` beinghinged greater space in the truck for operation of the to the legs, as shown at 34. blowing machine and handling of the insulating 25 The reel proper comprises.similarA heads 36, material. ea-ch formed by two sets of similar arms 38` amil!) Another object of the invention is the provision preferably comprising angle bars as shown. ."The of a hose reel of relatively simple construction arms 38 and Ml are pivotally mounted onrtlieir and of a character to permit it to be easily colrespective hubs, the pvoted connections `-:being lapsed or knocked down and set up as occasion 3c equally spaced and dening a circle concentric demands. to the axis of theshaft asillustrated` at42.

' Another object of the invention is the provision Adjacent arms `38 of each` set `areqconnectcd of a collapsible hose reel of the type described in near their outer ends by foldable blracesM` corn,- `which no loose or separate parts are required prising segments `lland 48 pivotedonthearms which may become lost or misplaced. l and alsovpivotally connected togetheras indicated A further object of the invention is the proat 50. Oneof the.l segmentsfextends beyondthe vision of a hose reel including collapsible heads other and includes a retrovertedportion 52, (see and a skeletal drum connecting said heads. Fig. 6) embracing the other segmentfand` .pro-

Our invention will be more fully understood and vided with a detent 54 received within recess 56 further `objects and advantages thereof become of said other segmentfwherebythe braces wlltbe apparent when reference is made to the more demaintained in the `position shown in 'Figfl .bythe tailed description of a preferred embodiment of frictional engagement of the detent within lthe the linvention which is to follow and to the acrecess. The braces may be quickly,` and, easily companyng drawings in which: collapsed to the folded condition shown inFig. i Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of the hose 45 2 when desired `by.applyingsuillcient forcein an reel of the instant invention in set up condition; inward radialv direction to :overcome such fric- Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the hose reel 4tional engagement. Adjacent `arms 40 are .Y con.- in collapsed condition; nected by braces 58, similar in. all .respects` to f `Fig.3 is an end elevational view of the reel; braces 44. r Y, y y.

Fig.- 4 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of 50 lThe outside or adjacent .arms of the two sets the hub construction; are adaptedfto be connected together tohold the Fig. 5 is a plan view of the construction shown reel in-assembled condition .by ,bracketscq In in Fig. 4; and the construction shown the bracketsare pivotally Fig. `6 is a sectional View taken on the line connected to thetwo outside.arms3.8,.the oppo- 6e-6 .of Fig. y-1 and on anenlargediscale. 55 `site ends of;the.bracketsd'includlng pslfolations 3 for receiving preferably headed pins 62 carried by the two outside arms 40. Keepers 64 are adapted to be swung behind the heads of the pins to prevent accidental disengagement of the brackets from the pins. It will .be appreciated that the invention is not limited to the particular brace and bracket constructions shown and described, and "that other equivalent devices may be employed.

One of the outside arms 38 carries a pin S6 for cooperation with a latch lll carried by the other outside arm 38. Similarly one of the outside arms 40 carries a latch 68 forv cooperationv with pin '|'2 on the other' outside arm 4l). The latches cooperate with their respective pins to hold the reel in -collapsed condition as shown in Fig. 2.

A drum 13 on which the hose is wound connects the heads 36. The drum is suitably of skeletal construction and comprises angle bars lll welded or otherwise secured at their opposite ends to corresponding armsk of the two heads of the reel. The angle bars are equally spaced from the hub a suitable distance to provide a drum of the desired circumference,

To prevent side sway of the reel during rough handlingand usage, a brace i6 may be employed. This brace comprises a U bar or the like provided at its upper end with an eye `fer litting over shaft I4 beneath the nut 2li at one end of the shaft. The opposite end of the brace may be provided with a hook 'i8 for cooperation with a keeper 86 mounted in a suitable recess in the oor structure.

The reel set up in operative condition is illus- 'trated in Fig. 1, arms 38 and 430 constituting the opposed heads being maintained in their proper spaced relationship by braces d4 and 58, and brackets 60. Legs 2t and 22 at each end of the reel are spread to provide an inverted V-support, further spreading being prevented by members 3G. Brace 'i6 has its lower end hooked into the keeper Bil. The reel set up in this manner is in condition to receive a plurality of convolutions of a hose or other elongated element 82 (see Fig. 3) for storage and transportation purposes.

When the hose has been removed and the reel is temporarily not in use, keepers 64 are unlatched and braces 60 slipped off pins 62. Each of the : braces 44 and 58 is then collapsed, or partially collapsed, by applying suflicient pressure .adjacent the pivot between the two segments and in an inward radial direction to release the frictional engagement between detent 54 and its recess, adjacent arms of each set moving toward each other and the reel collapsing in the direction indicated by the arrow 8i in Fig, 2. This movement is continued until the arms of each set lie in substantially parallel relationship as illustrated in Fig. 2, with braces 44 and 58 in folded condition. The arms are maintained in their adjacent relationship by latches 6 8 and 'i0 cooperating with their respective pins 'l2 and 66. Brace 15 is unhooked from keeper 80 and legs 22 forced into adjacent relationship with legs 20. The reel is then in a` completely collapsed or knocked down state in which it takes up little room as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. The steps required to open or expand the reel so that-it can vagain receive the hose are the reverse of those are connected together at all times, no loose elements being employed which could easily become lost or mislaid.

Having thus described our invention in rather full detail it will be understood that these details need not be strictly adhered to but that various changes and' modifications mayk suggest themselves to one skilled in the art all falling within the scope of the invention as defined by the subjoined claims.

What we claim is:

1. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, mean-s rotatably supporting said hubs, a plurality of armsl carried by each of said hubs to denne heads for the reel, said arms being rotatably attached to said hubs by pivotal connections in Xed relative relationship on said hubs and being swingable on said connections from a folded, adjacent relationship to a spaced, head-deiining relationship, and means for securing said ar-ms in said last-named relationship.

2. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, means rotatably supporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of arms carried by each of said hubs to dene heads for the reel, said arms being rotatably attached to said hubs by pivotal connections in fixed relative relationship on said hubs and being swingable on said connections from an adjacent, substantiallyparallel relationship to a spaced, head-defining relationship, means for securing said-arms in said lastnamed relationship, and members connecting the opposed arms onsaid spaced hubs tol dene a skeletal drum when said arms are in head-delining relationship.

3. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatably supporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of armsl carried by each of said hubs to denne heads for the reel, said .arms being rotatably attached t0 said hubs by pivotal connections in fixed relative relationship on said hubs and being swingable on said connections from an adjacent, substantially parallel relationship to a spaced, head-defining relationship, means carriedA bysaid arms at points spaced from said connections for securing said arms in said last-named relationship, and members connecting the opposed arms on said spaced hubs to denne a skeletal drum when said arms are in head-defining relationship.

4. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on each of said hubs to deiine heads for the reel, the arms carried by each of said hubs being divided into sets and the arms of each set being swingable on said pivotal connections from an adjacent, substantially parallel4 relationship to a spaced, headdefining relationship, and means for securing said arms in said last-named relationship, said last-named means comprising foldable braces connecting the arms of each of said sets at points spaced from saidpivotal connections, and brackets detachably connecting adjacent arms of the sets.

5. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on each of said hubs to define heads for the reel, the arms carried by each of said hubs being divided into sets and the arms of each set being swingable on said pivotal connections from an adjacent, substantially parallel relatio-nship toy aspaced, headdening relationship, means for securing said arms in said last-named relationship, said lastnamed means comprising collapsible braces connecting the armsl of each of said sets` at points spaced from said pivotal connections, and brackets detachably connecting adjacent arms of the sets, and members connecting the opposed arms on said hubs to define a skeletal drum when said arms are in head-dening relationship.

6. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatably supporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of arms carried by each of said hubs to define heads for the reel, said arms being swingable on said hubs from an adjacent, substantially parallel relationship to a spaced, head-defining position, means for securing said arms in said position, and supporting means for said shaft comprising pairs of legs hingedly connected to said shaft, the legs of each pair being adapted to be swung on said shaft from closed, substantially parallel relationship to an open, spread position.

7. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatably supporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of arms carried by each of said hubs to dene heads for the reel, said arms being swingable on said hubs from an adjacent, substantially parallel relationship to a spaced, head-defining position, means for securing said arms in said position, supporting means for said shaft comprisingr pairs of legs hingedly connected to said shaft, the legs of each pair being adapted to be swung on said shaft from closed, substantially parallel relationship to an open, spread position, and means for securing said legs in said position.

8. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatably supporting said hubs in spaced relationship, the ends of said shaft extending beyond said hubs, arms carried by each of said hubs through pivotal connections spaced around said hubs, the arms carried by each of said hubs being divided into sets with the arms of each set swingable on said pivotal connections from an adjacent, substantially parallel relationship to a spaced, head-defining relationship, means for securing said arms in said last-named relationship, said last-named means comprising collapsible brackets connecting the arms of each set, and brackets detachably connecting adjacent arms of the sets, a pair of legs pivotally connected to said shaft at the opposite, extending ends thereof, the legs of each pair being adapted to be swung from a closed, adjacent relationship, to an open, spread relationship, and collapsible brackets for maintaining said legs in their spaced relationship.

WILLIAM H. MACKEY.

JOHAN EDWARD J OHANSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 372,473 Kimball Nov. 1, 1887 531,938 Heston Jan. 1, 1895 697,274 Priestley Apr. 8, 1902 904,131 Johnson Nov. 17, 1908 1,506,343 Holmes et al Aug. 26, 1924 2,170,764 Penman Aug. 22, 1934 2,382,968 Berman Aug. 21, 1945

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