Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Coil holder or support – Spool or core
Patent
1991-07-15
1993-02-16
Gilreath, Stanley N.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Coil holder or support
Spool or core
B65H 7540, B65H 7544
Patent
active
051864118
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a spool which rotates upon a holding means and which may be used to store, pay out or rewind line or thread retained on the spool.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
It is well known to store large quantities of line, thread or similar material (hereinafter referred to as "line"), when not in use, upon a spool. Such spools typically have a cylindrical rim, about the circumference of which the line is wound, with a flange projecting radially outward from each edge of the rim to prevent the line from sliding off the edges of the rim. In some applications, such as hand-fishing reels, the flanges are not identical; one flange being adapted to allow line to be removed from the spool without rotation of the spool. This is done by drawing a free end of the line away from the spool, parallel to the axis of the spool, thus drawing the line over one flange and unwinding it from the spool. This flange, (hereinafter referred to as the "line-side flange") is usually adapted by reducing the diameter of the line-side flange relative to the other flange and by angling the line-side flange axially away from the rim of the spool. The other flange may also be angled away from the rim, though to a lesser extent than the line-side flange to assist in guiding line being rewound onto the spool.
The interior of the spool may be left open or may be provided with spokes or a solid web radiating from a hub. It is usual to provide an axial bore in the hub so that a shaft may be inserted to assist in handling the spool. This is mainly useful when the spool is rotated about its axis to pay out line. Several problems arise, however, in that the spool is not retained upon the shaft and may consequently fall or be pulled off. Further, if it is desired to pay out line quickly by feeding it over the line-side flange as described above, a shaft projecting from the axis of the spool may foul and entangle the line. It is not easy to change from paying out the line of the spool over the flange to paying the line off the rotating spool. Also, spools are not especially well adapted to assist in drawing line in, the presence of spokes which enable the user to grip the spool being the usual aid provided.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a spool which is retained upon a holding means, so that it can rotate freely upon the holding means, but in which the holding means will not foul a line which is drawn from the spool over a flange and in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the spool. A further object of the invention is to provide winding means to assist in the paying out or drawing in of line, also without fouling a line paid out over the flange of the spool.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a spool and a holder including a spool having a line side and an opposite holder side, and being provided with a cylindrical rim, radially outwardly extending holder-side and line-side flanges at each side of the spool, and a hub connected to the rim and having an axial bore. A holding means is provided including a grip portion and an axle portion, the axle portion extending into the axial bore so that the spool is rotatably mounted on the holding means. An integral stop means on the holding means located between the grip portion and the axle portion prevents the holding means from passing through the axial bore beyond a position at which the stop means abuts the spool. The holding means does not project axially substantially beyond the line-side flange. Integral retention means are provided on the axle portion and interact with the axial bore for retaining the spool on the holding means.
A winding means is provided which includes a winding bore extending through the spool parallel to the axial bore and situated between the axial bore and the radially outermost portion of either flange. The winding means also includes a winding handle removably insertable into the winding bore through the line side of the
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Booth Nicholas J.
Fanning Desmond G.
Gilreath Stanley N.
Peter Fanning and Company Proprietary Limited
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