Pivoting hose reel assembly
First Claim
1. A hose reel support assembly for supporting a hose reel assembly on a vehicle, said support assembly comprising a pair of support beams secured to the vehicle, a base plate mounted on said support beams, said base plate including an elongated slot, the hose reel assembly being supported on said base plate with the axis of the hose reel located in a parallel relation to said elongated slot, said hose reel assembly being mounted on said support assembly, and means for rotating said hose reel assembly and simultaneously translating said hose reel assembly with respect to said support assembly from a position with the axis of rotation of said reel assembly parallel to said elongated slot to a position transverse to said elongated slot.
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Abstract
A hose reel support assembly for supporting a hose reel assembly on a vehicle, the support assembly including a number of support beams secured to the vehicle, a base plate mounted on the support beams and having an elongate slot, the hose reel assembly being supported on the base plate with the axis of the hose reel located in a parallel relation to the elongate slot, the hose reel assembly being mounted on the support assembly for simultaneous rotation and translation of the support assembly from the position with the axis of rotation of the reel assembly parallel to the slot to a position transverse to the slot. The support assembly being tiltable forwardly to move the hose reel assembly away from the vehicle.
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17 Claims
- 1. A hose reel support assembly for supporting a hose reel assembly on a vehicle, said support assembly comprising a pair of support beams secured to the vehicle, a base plate mounted on said support beams, said base plate including an elongated slot, the hose reel assembly being supported on said base plate with the axis of the hose reel located in a parallel relation to said elongated slot, said hose reel assembly being mounted on said support assembly, and means for rotating said hose reel assembly and simultaneously translating said hose reel assembly with respect to said support assembly from a position with the axis of rotation of said reel assembly parallel to said elongated slot to a position transverse to said elongated slot.
- 11. A support assembly for supporting a hose reel assembly on a vehicle, the hose reel assembly including a support plate, a pair of reel support arms mounted on said plate and an axle for supporting the hose reel on the support arms, said support assembly comprising a base plate adapted to be mounted on the vehicle, an elongated slot in said base plate extending outwardly from the vehicle, a cylindrical member mounted on said support plate and being positioned in said elongated slot in said base plate, and means for simultaneously rotating and moving said cylindrical member in said elongated slot whereby the hose reel assembly is rotated from a position in close proximity to the vehicle to a position extending radially outwardly from the vehicle.
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