Reel brake clamping assembly

Details Reel brake clamping assembly Reel brake clamping assembly

1980-10-27

1982-04-20

Gilreath, Stanley N.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Coil holder or support

Spool or core

188 729, 188 83, 2421562, B65H 5904, B65H 7540

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043255221

ABSTRACT:
A cable reel support and brake clamping device such as may be used in connection with stringing power transmission lines, which includes a pair of spaced upright columns terminating in generally U-shaped ends, a reel support shaft having provision to fixedly receive the cable reel for rotation therewith bridges the column ends, and a brake device including spaced supporting members, a friction disc mounted on a shaft journalled to the supporting members and a pair of spaced brake clamping arms having brake shoe means at their ends facing the sides of the disc, the arms being carried by a shaft threaded at its inboard end to engage nut means and having a wheel at its outboard end adapted to move the brake arms toward one another upon rotation of the wheel in one direction and away from one another by spring means when rotated in the opposite direction wherein improved clamping means in the form of a pair of spaced dish shaped members having a resilient ring therebetween is disposed on the threaded shaft between the wheel and the outboard arm to provide more positive settings of "drag" and desired lock up in stringing operations.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2948483 (1960-08-01), Petersen
patent: 3000587 (1961-09-01), Goode
patent: 3000588 (1961-09-01), Brady
patent: 3073574 (1963-01-01), Garnett
patent: 3367600 (1968-02-01), Olson
patent: 3520489 (1970-07-01), Flowers

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