B65H2701/33

Portable, Powered Collection System for Flexible Fluid Hoses
20170239011 · 2017-08-24 ·

The present invention relates generally to medical equipment, more particularly, the use of fluid hoses coupling tanks to cannulas, as part of medical gas therapy, such as oxygen therapy. The invention describes a collection system for managing excess flexible hose that a patient might need to wear for medical reasons such as home oxygen medical therapy. It comprises a collection container, a non-spooling roller system for collecting excess hose into the collection container and extraction from the collection container, and power system to power and control the roller system.

Pipe spooling deployment equipment systems and methods

Techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes a pipe drum, which has a drum shaft and a drum body that enables a pipe segment to be spooled on the pipe drum, and pipe deployment equipment. The pipe deployment equipment includes a brake disc, which has a shaft socket that is keyed to matingly interlock with the drum shaft to facilitate tying rotation of the pipe drum with rotation of the brake disc, and a spooling assembly that includes a motor shaft, in which the spooling assembly ties rotation of the motor shaft with the rotation of the brake disc to enable the pipe deployment equipment to actively rotate the brake disc in a first direction to facilitate spooling the pipe segment off of the pipe drum, to actively rotate the brake disc in a second direction to facilitate spooling the pipe segment onto the pipe drum, or both.

Air hose retention system
11242218 · 2022-02-08 ·

The air hose retention device includes a first connector pivotally engaged to a top and an outer spool having a receiving area. A second side of a housing is rotatably engaged to a first side. A cable is wound on the outer spool. A spring is disposed in the receiving area. Pulling of the cable causes rotation of the second side in a first direction and the coiling of the spring. Movement of the cable towards the housing uncoils the spring winding the cable about the outer spool and rotating the second side in a second direction. The cable has a releasable connector which is engaged to a connector hose of a trailer. The air hose retention device may be easily disconnected from both a cab and a connector hose for storage or transportation in a cab of a truck during periods of nonuse.

APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING HOSE
20170234458 · 2017-08-17 ·

A system for recovering hose, including a hose receptacle having an open top portion for receiving a hose and attached hose couplings. The system further including a first device having a hose recovery means comprising an upper roller and a lower roller, at least one of the upper or lower rollers being powered, and a lifting arm operably coupled to the upper roller for moving the upper roller between a first position and a second position, the upper roller being closer to the lower roller when in the first position than when in the second position. Additionally, a platform having the first device arranged thereon and capable of moving above the receptacle along a first axis and a second axis to deposit the hose in the receptacle, and a platform moving means for moving the platform along the first axis and the second axis, wherein the first axis has first axis limits and the second axis has second axis limits, the first axis limits and second axis limits being substantially coextensive with dimensions of the open top portion of the hose receptacle.

TENSIONER FOR THE CONTROLLED CLAMPING AND FORWARD MOVEMENT OF AN ELONGATE ELEMENT
20170225920 · 2017-08-10 ·

Disclosed is a tensioner for the controlled clamping and forward movement of an elongate element, in particular for winding/unwinding a cable, a hose, a pipeline or an umbilical on a reception member. The tensioner includes at least one frame that carries three guide boxes arranged around a passage axis. This tensioner includes a unit for maneuvering these guide boxes, in particular second maneuvering unit for the maneuvering in rectilinear, or at least substantially rectilinear, translation of lateral guide boxes, respectively in a direction defining an angle of between 115° and 125°, and preferably between 118° and 122°, with respect to the central plane. These second maneuvering unit includes at least one rocker element including a proximal end mounted so as to pivot on the frame and a distal end mounted so as to pivot on the lateral guide box, respectively about rotation axes extending parallel to the passage axis.

TWO-IN-ONE CLEANING APPARATUS
20220266277 · 2022-08-25 · ·

Disclosed is a two-in-one cleaning apparatus. The two-in-one cleaning apparatus includes a positioning assembly, a booster pump, an automatic hose reel, an intermediate connecting rod, and a spray gun body. The booster pump, the automatic hose reel, the intermediate connecting rod, and the spray gun body are all detachably mounted on the positioning assembly. The booster pump is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, a water inlet pipe is arranged at the water inlet of the booster pump, and the water outlet of the booster pump is connected to the automatic hose reel. The automatic hose reel is provided with a mounting bracket, the positioning assembly is provided with a positioning support plate matching the mounting bracket, and the automatic hose reel is mounted on the positioning assembly through matching between the mounting bracket and the positioning support plate. The spray gun body is detachably connected to the booster pump and the intermediate connecting rod, respectively. The disclosure has the beneficial effects of being convenient to carry, high in stability, wide in application range, capable of meeting different use requirements, convenient to dismount and mount, simple in structure and convenient to operate.

AUTOMATICALLY RELEASABLE HOSE REEL ASSEMBLY
20170217721 · 2017-08-03 ·

A reel assembly (10) having a spool (20) comprising a drum core (22) and side disc flanges (24) attached to the drum core (22) for retaining a wound hose (26) on the spool (20), and a release mechanism (120) operatively engaging the spool (20) via a drive shaft (110). The release mechanism (120) has a pair of rotatable hubs (132, 134) arranged in axial alignment and having a clamping spring (136) fitted around the rotatable hubs (132, 134) and arranged to clamp the hubs (132, 134) together in fixed rotational relation, wherein the clamping spring (136) opens to releases the rotatable hubs (132, 134) when the spool (20) is rotated in a payout direction so that the rotatable hubs (132, 134) disengage and the spool (20) can freewheel.

System and method for a flexible pipe containment sled

A flexible pipe containment sled includes a platform and a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform. The first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform. The sled also includes a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. The second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform. The sled also includes a passage formed between the first and second sled portions. The passage is configured to allow a flexible pipe to pass through the passage while the flexible pipe containment sled is placed on a surface.

Line guiding system for at least one supply line which can be coiled and uncoiled and rotary guide therefor
11235947 · 2022-02-01 · ·

The proposed line guiding system for at least one heavy and/or rigid line, for example a power cable for shore-side power supply for a ship (alternative maritime power), has a winding device which is rotatable about an axis of rotation for coiling and uncoiling the line and a rotary guide for the line from a first point to a relatively rotatable second point. The rotary guide has a helical guiding course having first helical layers, in which the line is wound about the axis of rotation, and second helical layers, in which the line is wound in the opposite direction. A return curve connects the two helical layers. According to the invention, the rotary guide has a tubular support sleeve which is coaxial with respect to the axis of rotation and serves to support the helical layers radially outwards or radially inwards. Furthermore, a rotary decoupling structure is provided, by which helical layers supported on the support sleeve are decoupled from the winding device.

Expandable drum assembly for deploying coiled pipe and method of using same

A drum assembly includes a support bar, expandable spokes extending away from the support bar, drum segments mounted to the expandable spokes, support brackets disposed on the support bar, a primary mechanical actuator extending between the support brackets, and secondary mechanical actuators extending from the support brackets.