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(No Model. h 1/ I. W, McGAFFE'Y.

' HOSE REEL. I I No. 380,127. Patented Mar. 27, 1888.

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1 UNITED I STATES PATENT QFFICE.

Ivns w. MOGAFFEY, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN H. BROWN, or SAME PLACE. I

HOSE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,127, dated March 2'7, 1888.

Application filed December 12, 1887 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, IVEs W. MOGAFFEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hose-Reels, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to features of construction of the ordinary upright hose-reel which is now so largely manufactured since the introduction 'of water-works generally throughout the United States, and which apparatus has become a household utensil of almost universal use.

The object of my present improvements is to simplify and cheapen the apparatus-a result at this time of prime importance, owing to the great number there is being made.

The several points and features of my invention will be apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the nozzle-holder carried at the upper part of the frame-work, and Fig. 3 is an end View of the same.

The main portion of the frame is formed of 0 a single piece of wood bent to make the arch A and having the upright lengths or sides A A. Between these two uprights A A the winding-reel proper is swung or pivoted upon a through-axis, B, consisting of a metal rod 3 5 passing through the reel itself and through both uprights. A thumb-nut, B, at one side holds this rod in place, and furnishes also a means for applying tension or friction to the reel and as a stop to hold the reel from turning when that is desired. By screwing up this thumbnut the side pieces, A, may be drawnagainst the reel to stop it from turning or to produce friction upon it. The natural spring of these wooden upright pieces. will permit sufficient Each head of the reel consists of a pair of crossed bars, 0, halved together at their centers, where they are perforated to permit the passage of the rod B. The body of the reel is composed of four parallel bars, D, extending from one head to Serial No. 257,680. (No model.)

the other, as shown. This constitutes the cheapest form of reel.

E E are footpieces, into which, about midway of theirlengths, the uprights Aare halved at their lower ends .and secured by bolts 6. Two bars, F F, extend from one foot-piece E to the other, being arranged one at each side of the point of attachment of the uprights to the foot-pieces. These bars F may be round, and are let into the foot-pieces suff ciently to secure them in place by a pin or nail driven through the foot-piece from beneath. a

G G are the wheels, mounted loosely on a through-axle, H,which passes through the extremities of the foot-pieces E. The wheels are secured in place by linchpins', or by a linchpin at one end and a head at one end of the rod. This axle itself serves as a strong means of connection between the two sides of the entire frame-work, acting in this respect in conjunction with the through-axle B of the reel. The other ends of the foot-pieces E are curved or inclined downward, so as to rest upon the ground, as at d, so that the structure is supported upon these points d and the wheels in a vertical position.

At the top of the arch I bore a hole to receive the bolt m, which forms a pivot for the two parts of the nozzle-fastener. A thumbnut, m, at the under side of the arch serves'to attach the nozzle-holder and as a means for putting friction upon its pivot. The nozzleholder is cast in two pieces, 12 and a, each consisting of a curved arm and an enlargement or head, the two heads being coincidently perforated for the passage of the bolt above mentioned. As will be seen by the edge view,the two surfaces of these heads where they come in contact are curved, so that when the arms are turned upon each other they move with increased friction and are inclined to stay in whatever position they may be placed.

To secure the butt-end of the hose to the reel, I drive into one of the arms of the reel the nail J, ,near to the adjacent cross-bar D. The butt of the flexible hose may be wedged in between this'nail and the cross-bar, and thus held in place.

I claim- 1. The complete garden-hose apparatus con- [00 sisting of the reel made of four cross-bars halved together and having the four parallel bars D, mounted at the through-rod axle B in a bent frame consisting of the arch A and uprights A, and having the thumb-nut B, said upright being mounted in foot-pieces E, framed together by rods F,and through-axle H, upon which are the loose wheels G, all substantially as specified.

2. In combination with the garden-hose-reel apparatus perforated at its upper part for the passage of a bolt, the nozzle-holder cast in two pieces, a n, each consisting of an arm and enlargement or head, the two heads being coincidently perforated for the passage of the on a through-axle rod and halved into the bottom frame, consisting of the curved foot-pieces E E e e, rods F, through-axle H, and wheels G, substantially as specified.

IVES W. MoGAFFEY.

Vitnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, J OHN W. MUNDAY.

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