Fire hose roller

Abstract

A device for efficiently removing water from the interior of a fire hose. The device is designed to be rolled, by two individuals, along the underside of the hose, with the length of the hose traversing over the top of the device. The device can also be attached to a vehicle, wherein the vehicle provides the power for rolling the device under the length of the hose. The present fire hose roller comprises a frame that holds three parallel rollers, in the preferred embodiment. Handles are provided on left and right sides of the frame for carrying the device. The handles are designed to be large enough to accomodate a gloved hand.

1 . A device that is adapted for lifting a portion of a hose and for traversing underneath of the hose, thereby removing water from an inside of the hose, the device comprising: 
 a frame, the frame having a left side, a right side and a connection bar that connects the left side and the right side of the frame, the connection bar extending from a bottom of the left side of the frame to a bottom of the right side of the frame, wherein the left side and the right side of the frame have a same width and the connection bar has a width that is less than the width of the left and right sides of the frame;    two or more rollers that extend from the left side of the frame to the right side of the frame, each roller comprising an axle, a cylindrical outer casing, and multiple ball bearings between the axle and the cylindrical outer casing, the multiple ball bearings enabling the cylindrical outer casing to rotate around the axle, wherein each axle has a length that is slightly greater than a length of the frame and opposite ends of each axle extend through holes in the left and right sides of the frame; and,    two handles, a left handle that is attached to an exterior side of the left side of the frame and a right handle that is attached to an exterior side of the right side of the frame, wherein the handles are designed to support a weight of the device and the portion of the hose.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more rollers are each in a first plane, and wherein the left and the right sides of the frame include at least one hole, each hole having a diameter of at least one-half inch.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein one of the rollers is in a second plane and the second plane is higher than the first plane.  
   
   
       4  The device of  claim 1 , wherein the left and right sides of the frame are each in the shape of an “L” shaped bracket, and a bottom of each “L” shaped bracket points inward toward an interior of the device.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the hose is a fire hose.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the hose is a large diameter fire hose.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a second connection bar is used to connect the left side of the frame to the right side of the frame.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is connected to a second device by multiple rings thereby creating a two-part device, the second device being substantially the same as the device, the two-part device able to be laid across a top of an obstacle, including a wall.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein a first end and a second end of adjacent sides of the two-part device are each connected by two “D” shaped rings and one circular ring.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein oval shaped rings are used in place of the “D” shaped rings.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the device is further adapted to be attached to a vehicle, the at least one hole in the sides of the frame being used to facilitate attachment to the vehicle.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the axles is the same as the length of the frame and the axles are attached directly to the sides of the frame.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the handles are large enough to accept a gloved hand.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the frame and the rollers are made of one or more metals.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rollers have a smooth outer surface.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rollers have a textured outer surface.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a top of the left side of the frame and a top of the right side of the frame each extend at least one inch above a tops of the rollers.