Garden hose support and retrieving means

Claim 1

IN A HOSE SUPPORT AND RETRIEVER, A FRAME INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND SPACED APART END SUPPORTS, FIRST AND SECOND BEARING MEANS ON THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND END SUPPORTS RESPECTIVELY, AN ELONGATED PIPE ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEARING MEANS AND EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, ONE END OF SAID PIPE BEING CLOSED, THE OTHER END OF SAID PIPE BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SWIVEL HOSE CONNECTION, A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL DRUM AXIALLY MOUNTED ON SAID PIPE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEARING MEANS, SAID DRUM HAVING AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN ADJACENT ONE OF ITS ENDS, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE HOSE HAVING ONE END THEREOF EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO SAID OPENING IN SAID DRUM, SAID HOSE BEING ADAPTED TO BE WOUND AROUND SAID DRUM A MEANS CONNECTING SAID ONE END OF SAID HOSE TO SAID PIPE, A FIRST FLANGE PLATE ON SAID DRUM ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF RADIALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM A SECOND FLANGE PLATE ON SAID DRUM RADIALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM SAND BEING POSITIONED INWARDLY FROM THE OTHER END THEREOF TO PROVIDE A BELT ENGAGING PORTION ON THAT END OF SAID DRUM, A LEVER PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME, A MOTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID LEVER, SAID MOTOR MEANS HAVING A POWER SHAFT WITH A BELT PULLEY THEREON WHICH IS LOCATED BELOW SAID BELT RECEIVING PORTION OF SAID DRUM, A CONTINUOUS BELT EXTENDING AROUND SAID PULLEY AND SAID BELT RECEIVING PORTION OF SAID DRUM, A SPRING MEANS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRAME AND SAID LEVER TO NORMALLY PULL SAID LEVER DOWNWARDLY TO EFFECT TENSION IN SAID BELT, SAID DRUM BEING FLARED OUTWARDLY AT THE OUTER END OF SAID BELT RECEIVING PORTION TO MAINTAIN SAID BELT ON SAID DRUM, AND A RETAINING MEANS ON SAID FRAME ABOVE SAID LEVER AND IN THE PIVOTAL PATH THEREOF, SAID RETAINING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN SAID LEVER IN A RAISED POSITION AGAINST THE TENSION IN SAID SPRING MEANS TO REDUCE THE TENSION IN SAID BELT MEANS TO PERMIT SAID DRUM TO BE YIELDABLY ROTATED WITH RESPECT TO SAID BELT MEANS AT TIMES.