Patents by Inventor Orville J. Knapp

Orville J. Knapp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4198010
    Abstract: Apparatus for winding canvas fire hose or the like into a compact coil comprising a rotatably mounted winding disc for coiling the hose, an electric drive assembly for rotating the winding disc, and a mobile base with an offset leg arrangement for supporting the winding disc and drive assembly. The winding disc is mounted for rotation about a generally horizontal rotational axis and is provided with two support members in the form of a flat support plate and an offset guide pin for supporting a coupling end of the hose while the hose is coiled around the coupling by rotation of the disc. Once a hose has been coiled it can be bound and easily removed from the winding disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1980
    Inventor: Orville J. Knapp