A portable hose storage assembly includes a reel. A hose is wrapped around the reel thereby facilitating the hose to be stored. A bracket is coupled to the reel. The bracket guides the hose when the hose is wrapped around the cylinder. A base is provided and the base may be positioned on a support surface. The reel is selectively positioned on the base.

The invention relates to an underwater antenna device with a nonstationary antenna, an extension mechanism and a repositioning mechanism, wherein an extending force can be applied in a direction of the extending force by the extension mechanism of the antenna and an opposing force can be applied in a direction of the opposing force, in the opposite direction to the extending force by the repositioning mechanism of the antenna, characterized in that the repositioning mechanism or a part of the repositioning mechanism is designed as selectively nonstationary, so that, by selected changes to the position, the antenna can be positioned in a retracted position, an extended position or an intermediate position.

A twistless cable deployment apparatus is provided for deploying cable. The apparatus includes a level winder that can be joined to a winch. The level winder is in a fixed position relative to the cable winch. The level winder has a non-rotating fixed spool that stores the cable by wrapping the cable around the spool. A rotating base is disposed coaxially with the fixed spool and rotates around the axis of the fixed spool. A post is mounted on the rotating base, and a traveler is slidably mounted on the post. A traveling guide eye is joined to the traveler. By rotation of the rotating base, cable is deployed from the fixed spool. A primary guide eye can guide the cable to the winch.

A system for coiling an electrical cable employed for charging an electric vehicle employs a cable management system. The cable management system has a drive assembly which has a drive mode that retracts the cable and release mode which allows for the cable to be extended. The installation employs a drum having a cylindrical sidewall. The drive assembly drives the cable downwardly into a drum so that the cable progressively engages the sidewall to form a vertical coiled configuration. A clutch assembly cooperates with the drive assembly to provide the automatic retracting and extending operations and also locks the vehicle connector at the end of the electrical cable in an extended position as well as a retracted home position.

A hose guide for a hose reel deck box is provided. More specifically, the hose guide is a one piece, or unitary body, component. The unitary body hose guide is structured to snap-fit to one or two travel bars that are part of the unitary body of the hose reel deck box housing assembly. The hose guide preferably includes two semi-enclosed passages that are structured to be slidably coupled to the travel bars.

A string coiling unit is mounted in a top frame of a window shade without a pull cord. The string coiling unit includes a casing receiving a vortex spring device and two reels operably connected to the vortex spring device. Two axles are mounted in the casing. A guiding wheel is mounted around each axle, is shorter than the axle, and includes an annular first groove for receiving one of the driving strings. Each driving strings is wound around a deflecting portion of one of two string guiding mechanisms before extending through the shade unit in the vertical direction, such that drag and hindrance to portions of the two driving strings extending in the horizontal direction caused by the weight of the shade unit are interrupted to reduce deviation of the two driving strings wound around the two reels.

A cable reel of the present disclosure can include two flanges and a central drum being independently rotatable from one another. The drum, which can be configured to receive a cable, can be mounted on an axle. The two flanges can be rotationally mounted on the axle at opposing distal ends of the axle. Bearings in the flanges can allow for a full rotation of the flanges about the axle. The cable reel can also include a locking pin for locking rotation of a flange with rotation of the drum.

A cable reel of the present disclosure can include two flanges and a central drum being independently rotatable from one another. The drum, which can be configured to receive a cable, can be mounted on an axle. The two flanges can be rotationally mounted on the axle at opposing distal ends of the axle. Bearings in the flanges can allow for a full rotation of the flanges about the axle.

A cable reel of the present disclosure can include two flanges and a central drum being independently rotatable from one another. The drum, which can be configured to receive a cable, can be mounted on an axle. The two flanges can be rotationally mounted on the axle at opposing distal ends of the axle. Bearings in the flanges can allow for a full rotation of the flanges about the axle.

A cable guiding assembly is mounted to a cable guide seat and for extension of a cable therethrough, and includes first and second housings, a pivot connecting unit and a locking mechanism. The pivot connecting unit includes first and second pivot connecting portions disposed on and pivotably connected to the first and second housings, respectively, such that the first housing is pivotable relative to the second housing between a close position, where the first and second housings cooperatively define an accommodating space and permit the cable to extend therethrough, and an open position that permits the cable to be installed to and removed from the cable guiding assembly. The locking mechanism includes first and second locking units disposed respectively on first and second housings, respectively opposite to the first and second pivot connecting portions and detachably engaging each other to secure the first housing at the close position.