Operator protection for high pressure hose machines
First Claim
1. In a sewer and/or catch basin cleaner of the type including a water injection system comprising a high pressure water hose, reel means supporting said hose and arranged to permit the hose to extend into and be withdrawn from a sewer catch basin or manhole, means for delivering water under pressure through said hose and means for protecting an operator from water hose or hose coupling failure, said protecting means including:
- a first hood-like shield portion at least partially surrounding an upper exposed section of the water hose adjacent said hose reel;
a second elongate tubular portion for enclosing said water hose extending between said shield portion and said sewer catch basin or manhole and having a free end extending toward and communicating with the opening of the catch basin or manhole, the combined length of said first and second portions providing head-to-toe protection of the operator in case of hose or hose coupling rupture.
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Abstract
An operator protection device for use in connection with the operation of a sewer and/or catch basin cleaner containing a pressurized water hose, wherein the device comprises a first protective enclosure portion and a second enclosure member comprising a tubular sleeve of tough, flexible material slidably containing an exposed portion of the pressurized hose for protection of the lower extremities of an operator in the event of hose rupture or disconnection of a coupling member used to join sections of the pressurized water hose, and for ease in access and visiblity to the sewer and/or catch basin.
20 Citations
14 Claims
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1. In a sewer and/or catch basin cleaner of the type including a water injection system comprising a high pressure water hose, reel means supporting said hose and arranged to permit the hose to extend into and be withdrawn from a sewer catch basin or manhole, means for delivering water under pressure through said hose and means for protecting an operator from water hose or hose coupling failure, said protecting means including:
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a first hood-like shield portion at least partially surrounding an upper exposed section of the water hose adjacent said hose reel; a second elongate tubular portion for enclosing said water hose extending between said shield portion and said sewer catch basin or manhole and having a free end extending toward and communicating with the opening of the catch basin or manhole, the combined length of said first and second portions providing head-to-toe protection of the operator in case of hose or hose coupling rupture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Operator protection means for a sewer and/or catch basin cleaner of the type including a pressurized fluid-containing hose supported by and extending from said cleaner and arranged to extend into the entrance of a sewer or catch basin, said protection means comprising:
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(a) a first protective portion comprising a hood-like shield supported from said cleaner and spaced from the entrance of said sewer or catch basin, said shield surrounding an upper portion of said hose; and (b) a second protective portion comprising a tubular sleeve surrounding said hose and having a sufficient length to extend from within said shield to said sewer or catch basin entrance; whereby said portions cooperate to provide operator protection in the event of hose or coupling rupture. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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Specification