Combination of Hose Reel and Carrier

Abstract

A carrier includes a pedestal adapted to be in engagement with a supporting surface when resting on the supporting surface, at least two wall structures mounted on the pedestal. A supported member is supported by the wall structures and includes a proximal end receiving one wall structure and a distal end receiving another wall structure. A support wall is connected to the supported member and disposed between the wall structures. A hose reel is selectively mounted between one of the wall structures and the support wall when the other wall structure is abutted by a wall that supports this combination and prevents against any accidental movement during the operation thereof.

1 . A combination comprising:
 at least two wall structures; and   a hose reel selectively mounted on one of the wall structures when the other wall structure is abutted by a wall that supports this combination and prevents against any accidental movement during the operation thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The combination as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a pedestal adapted to be in engagement with a supporting surface when resting on the supporting surface, wherein the pedestal includes first and second sides being opposite to each other, a flange with an inner and outer peripheral edges joining and extending along circumferential edges of the first and second sides, and a plurality of slots inset on the outer peripheral edge of the flange, and wherein the flange and the second side cooperate to form a recess. 
     
     
         3 . The combination as claimed in  claim 2  wherein each slot extends from the first side to the second side, and with the slots being parallel to one another. 
     
     
         4 . The combination as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the plurality of slots are disposed in two opposing sections of the peripheral edge of the flange, and wherein the number of slots on each section is equal. 
     
     
         5 . The combination as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the pedestal includes a plurality of leg structures adapted to stably stand on the supporting surface, and with the leg structure and the supporting surface are in frictional engagement therebetween, and wherein the leg structures act collectively to space the first and second sides from the supporting surface. 
     
     
         6 . The combination as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the wall structures are disposed oppositely and are erected on the pedestal in the same direction, wherein each wall structure includes two opposing surfaces, and with one of the surfaces including a plurality of ribs protruded therefrom, and wherein one of the ribs is engaged one of the plurality of slots to fix the wall structure to the pedestal. 
     
     
         7 . The combination as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the plurality of ribs form a grid pattern that includes some ribs extending in a first direction and some ribs extending in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction. 
     
     
         8 . The combination as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a supported member supported by the wall structures and including a proximal end receiving one wall structure and a distal end receiving another wall structure. 
     
     
         9 . The combination as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the supported member includes one supporting member extending from its proximal end and another supporting member extending from its distal end, respectively, wherein the supported member further includes two platforms supported by the supporting member, respectively, and wherein the platforms are operable between an extended position and a collapsed position. 
     
     
         10 . The combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the hose reel includes an axle assembly including a first reel axle and a second reel axle coupled to each other, a first connecting end defined in the first reel axle and a second connecting end defined in the second reel axle. 
     
     
         11 . The combination as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a support wall disposed between the wall structures and being positionable at various locations between the wall structures, and wherein the hose reel is selectively mounted between one of the wall structures and the support wall when the other wall structure is abutted by a wall that supports this combination and prevents against any accidental movement during the operation thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The combination as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the hose reel includes a disc installed on one of the first and second connecting ends and prevented from relative rotation with respect to the one of the first and second connecting ends. 
     
     
         13 . The combination as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the first and second reel axles are telescopically connected with each other and are prevented from relative rotation with respect to each other. 
     
     
         14 . The combination as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the hose reel is rotatable in a plane transverse to a longitudinal length of the axle assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The combination as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the first reel axle includes an outer circumferential wall adapted to allow a hose to be wound thereon, and a hose attaching member mounted therein and including an end exposed outside the outer circumferential wall for attaching the hose to the first reel axle. 
     
     
         16 . The combination as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the hose reel includes a crank selectively disposed on one of the wall structures that is clear from the wall which supports the combination, with the crank including a body, a sleeve extending therefrom and inserting through the wall structure and engaging with the second connecting end, and a controlling handle extending from the body, and wherein the sleeve and the controlling handle extend in opposite directions and are in non-coaxial relationship. 
     
     
         17 . The combination as claimed in  claim 2  further comprising a support panel including a proximal end connected to one wall structure and a distal end connected to the other wall structure. 
     
     
         18 . The combination as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the support panel includes at least two slots, with one slot disposed at the proximal end thereof to allow one rib of one wall structure to engage therein, and with one slot disposed at the distal end thereof to allow one rib of the other wall structure to engage therein. 
     
     
         19 . The combination as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the support panel includes at least two brackets, and with one bracket disposed at the proximal end and the other bracket disposed at the distal end thereof, respectively, wherein the wall structure includes at least two fixing members, and with one extending from the second side of one wall structure and the other extending from the second side of the other wall structure, and wherein the at least two fixing members insert through the at least two brackets, respectively. 
     
     
         20 . The combination as claimed in  claim 11  further comprising a tray selectively mounted between the other of the wall structures and the support wall, wherein one of the support wall and the tray includes two opposing sides including a plurality of ribs protruded therefrom, wherein the other of the wall and the tray includes two opposing lateral peripheral edges including a plurality of slots inset thereon, and wherein the tray is fixed between the support wall and the other of the wall structures.