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1. An inlet conduit assembly for a hose reel assembly, said hose reel assembly having a frame assembly and a basket assembly, said frame assembly having an inner side and an outer side, said frame assembly structured to support said basket assembly, said basket assembly having a barrel structured to support a hose and having a barrel body with an outer surface and a lateral side, a basket assembly conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end and extending within said barrel body, said basket assembly conduit inlet end disposed at said barrel body lateral side and said basket assembly conduit outlet end disposed at said barrel body outer surface, said inlet assembly comprising:
a generally cylindrical, elongated body with first end, a second end, and a retaining clip groove extending at least partially circumferentially about said inlet conduit body, said inlet conduit second end sized to fit within said basket assembly conduit inlet end; a clip assembly including an elongated body having a first end, a pivot point, a clip structure, and a second end; said clip assembly body pivotally coupled to said hose reel assembly frame assembly adjacent to said basket assembly conduit inlet end and structured to pivot in a plane of motion, said clip assembly body accessible from said frame assembly outer side; wherein, when said inlet conduit body second end is pivotally coupled with said basket assembly conduit inlet end, said clip assembly body is structured to pivot in a plane aligned with said inlet conduit body retaining clip groove; and wherein said clip assembly body moves between a first position, wherein said clip structure does not engage said inlet conduit body retaining clip groove, and a second position, wherein said clip structure engages said inlet conduit body retaining clip groove. |
