Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Coil holder or support – Mounted coil holder or spindle
Patent
1998-07-01
2000-07-11
Darling, John P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Coil holder or support
Mounted coil holder or spindle
2425985, 2421295, 2421296, B65H 4900
Patent
active
060860138
ABSTRACT:
A frame that folds to a compact, folded, generally flat shape, and that unfolds to an A-frame with spool-receiving bars hung preferably on both the front side frame and back side frame of the A-frame. The spool-receiving bars are removably received in the cradle spaces of open-topped brackets that extend from the frames. Preferably, no connection is made between the A-frame and the bar or spools, except that the bar rests securely in the brackets due to gravity. Each bar has at least one, and preferably only one, set of radial plates near one end. The plates are spaced to abut the sides of the bracket and/or the side surfaces of the preferred square tubing of the frame legs, so that the plates prevent axial movement of the bar so that the bar ends do not slide or fall out of the brackets. The plates may be sized to also act as a retainer for holding the spools from falling off of that end of the bar when the bar-spool unit is being removed from the caddy and transported or otherwise handled. The caddy is hinged at its top end, with the hinge axle extending through all four square tubing top ends, to create a strong hinge system and to allow the front frame or the back frame to at least partially pivot into, or "nest" in the other. Preferably, a wire guide connected to the A-frame pivots both to the front and back of the A-frame to universally serve as a partially-restraining and stabilizing guide for wire dispensing.
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Looney, Jr. Lloyd R.
Yrazabal Joe V.
Darling John P.
Pedersen Barbara S.
Pedersen Ken J.
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