Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Unwinding – Mobile unwinding station
Patent
1995-11-13
1997-11-18
Nguyen, John Q.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Unwinding
Mobile unwinding station
242588, 2425882, 2425941, 242595, 2421295, B65H 1602, B65H 4900, B65H 1802
Patent
active
056879288
ABSTRACT:
A rack for rotatably mounting one or more wire dispensing spools. A set of four rollers extend horizontally between a pair of spaced parallel side walls and are positioned in a substantially square-shaped configuration and rotatably mount and retain the spools therebetween. Each roller includes a cylindrical low friction plastic sleeve mounted on a center support rod or axle. A plurality of spacers separate the sleeve into a plurality of sleeve sections allowing the spools to rotate independently of each other without affecting the rotation of adjacent spools. A top roller of each set is spring biased and moves horizontally within a pair of aligned slots formed in the spaced side walls allowing the spring biased roller to move horizontally toward and away from the other top roller of each set enabling the spools to be easily inserted or removed from the rack. Front and rear wheels and a handle allow the rack to be used as a cart to transport the spools and other equipment and materials to and from the work site. In a second embodiment the rack may be hand carried and contain only one four roller set.
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