Low-profile, less conspicuous retractable garden hose reel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7921871
APP PUB NO 20090071546A1
SERIAL NO

11855515

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. In the preferred embodiment the plates are spaced apart at a distance slightly greater than d such that a single layer of hose may be wound thereon in a ‘pancake’ configuration. A water inlet is coupled to the hub through a swivel fitting, enabling the reel to rotate as water is delivered. The first end of the garden hose is coupled to the hub of the reel between the plates, with the second end of the garden hose extending through an opening in the housing. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for automatically winding the garden hose onto the reel between the plates, thereby retracting the hose into the housing through the opening thereof. The outer surface of the housing may be configured to be less conspicuous. For example, the outer surface of the housing may be configured to appear as house siding, brick or cinder block.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lawrence, John E Ypsilanti, US 6 125

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