Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – With particular frame or frame carrier
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-19
2001-10-16
Rivera, William A. (Department: 3653)
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
With particular frame or frame carrier
C242S388100, C242S404100, C242S407000, C242S588200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06302347
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a device for storing ropes, electrical cords, hoses and other elongated flexible members. More particularly this invention relates to a storage device having spring loaded arms from which the stored flexible member can be easily removed after winding thereon.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION AND PRIOR ART
The storage and transportation of long flexible members, such as garden hoses, marine throwing lines, electrical extension cords and water ski ropes has, over the years, been an ongoing problem and there have been many attempts to provide adequate storage reels and the like. Some of these reels work quite well for such things as garden hose but are not suitable for use with electrical cords or ropes, and particularly with heaving lines and the like where it is necessary to uncoil the rope as quickly as possible. Attempts have been made to solve the problem of rapid uncoiling and attention is directed to U.S. Pat. No. 4,991,788 issued Feb. 12, 1991 to Pattison. This patent describes a foldable spool, sold under the tradename “Rope Tote”, comprising first and second elongated arms, each having a tine at each end, and pivotally interconnected to each other intermediate their respective ends, so as to provide a fork at each end about which a cord can be wound. The wound coil can be removed by pivoting one arm relative to the other so as to separate the tines and open the forks. The arms are releasably held in the closed position by a protrusion at one end of each arm which fits into a corresponding depression at the other end of the complementary arm. If, however, the cord is wound tightly over the forks, thus forcing the arms hard against each other, it is often very difficult to force the arms open as the protrusions may be locked solidly in their respective depressions and quick uncoiling is not possible. Furthermore, the storage capacity of the forks is somewhat limited.
OBJECT OF INVENTION
There is, therefore, a need for an improved cord holder which has an improved capacity and from which it is easy to uncoil the cord no matter how tightly it may have been wound onto the holder.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
By one aspect of this invention there is provided a holder for storing and dispensing an elongated flexible member, comprising: an elongated planar handle member having a pair of substantially parallel spaced apart transverse support arms projecting from one side and intermediate the ends thereof; each said support arm having a retaining arm pivotally mounted at the free end thereof for planar movement between an open position in longitudinal alignment with its respective said support arm and a closed position perpendicular to said respective said support arm so as to provide retainers for a said flexible member wound onto said support arms.
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Hicks Richard J.
Rivera William A.
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