PORTABLE HOSE CART ASSEMBLY

The objective of the present invention is to provide a portable hose cart assembly capable of stacking, yet having circular hose reel end flanges. The portable hose cart assembly utilizes a supporting frame structure constructed and arranged to be nested on top of a similar supporting frame structure. The supporting frame structure is also constructed and arranged such that a similar supporting frame structure can be nested on top of the supporting frame structure. A hose reel structure for receiving and supporting a length of hose is rotatably mounted within the supporting frame structure. Circular end flanges are fixed to the ends of the hose reel structure. A handle structure movable between a stacking position and an operating position is connected to the supporting frame structure. The handle structure has a locking mechanism such that the handle structure may be secured in the operating position. Wheel structures are connected to the supporting frame structure to allow for manual movement of the portable hose cart assembly. These structures are designed and assembled in a manner to allow a similar portable hose cart assembly to be stacked on top of the portable hose cart assembly in a nesting arrangement such that the circular end flanges of each portable hose cart assembly are closely spaced. Upwardly facing supporting surfaces of the portable hose cart assembly support the downwardly facing stacking surfaces of the similar portable hose cart assembly stacked in a nesting arrangement on top of the portable hose cart assembly. A portable hose cart assembly with a tray structure located below the end flanges of the hose reel structure is further provided. The tray structure has a bottom wall with perforations and a peripheral wall extending upward from the bottom wall.