Fluid handling apparatus including a reel

• US 3,396,747 A
• Filed: 04/27/1966
• Issued: 08/13/1968
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Warren T. Moore
• Original Assignee: Warren T. Moore
• Inventors: Moore, Warren T.
• Application Number:
  US04/545,656
• Time in Patent Office: 839 Days
• US Class Current: 137/355.21
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/52 Tools specially adapted for working underwater, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/33 Hollow or hose-like material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/425 attached to, or forming part of a vehicle, e.g. truck, trailer, vessel
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/4442 acting on the reel
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/4489 Fluid motors
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 1/202 fixed on or to vessels
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/012 using reels cores for coiled material, e.g. reels, in general B65H75/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/6936 Power stop or brake

Claims

1. A FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED TOOL, SAID FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING:

A SOURCE OF LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE, ADAPTED TO SUPPLY FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO THE TOOL, FLEXIBLE, ELONGATED DELIVERY HOSE MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID TOOL FOR DIRECTING FLUID THERETO, A ROTATABLE REEL ON WHICH SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS MAY BE WOUND, FLUID INLET MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID REEL IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLUID THERETO, REVERSIBLE, PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID REEL FOR SELECTIVELY ROTATING SAID REEL IN WINDING AND UNWINDING DIRECTIONS FOR WINDING SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS ONTO SAID OFF SAID REEL RESPECTIVELY, SAID DRIVING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR SEPARATELY DIRECTING FLUID TO SAID DRIVING MEANS, SAID DRIVING MEANS ROTATING SAID REEL IN THE WINDING DIRECTION WHEN FLUID IS DIRECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS THROUGH SAID DIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND SAID DRIVING MEANS ROTATING SAID REEL IN THE UNWINDING DIRECTION WHEN FLUID IS DIRECTED TO SAIS DRIVING MEANS THROUGH SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, AND FLUID DIRECTING, CONTROL MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY CONNECTABLE WITH SAID FLUID INLET MEANS, SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS, AND SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING FLUID FROM SAID SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO ONE OF SAID FLUID INLET MEANS, FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS.