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US 11,685,629 B2Granted
Reel chock
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorRoy Savoy Bearden
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Abstract
A reel chock is disclosed according to various embodiments. The reel chock can include a chock body that has a width that extends along a pivot axis. The reel chock also can include a pivot plate attached to the chock body. The pivot plate can be transverse to the pivot axis. The reel chock also can include a pivot arm that is rotatably connected to the pivot plate such that the pivot arm rotates about the pivot axis. The pivot arm can include a fastener portion that extends at least partially over the chock body.
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A reel chock comprising:
- a chock body that extends along a pivot axis, wherein the chock body has a first inner surface and a second inner surface, and wherein the first inner surface and the second inner surface meet to form an angle;
- a pivot plate attached to the chock body, wherein the pivot plate is attached to the first inner surface and the second inner surface of the chock body;
- a support rib attached to the chock body, wherein the support rib is transverse to the pivot axis, and wherein the support rib is offset from the pivot plate;
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- a pivot arm that is rotatably connected to the pivot plate such that the pivot arm rotates about the pivot axis, wherein the pivot arm comprises a fastener portion that extends at least partially over the chock body.
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A reel chock comprising:
- a chock body that extends along a pivot axis, wherein the chock body has a first inner surface and a second inner surface;
- a pivot plate attached to the chock body, wherein the pivot plate is transverse to the pivot axis, and wherein the pivot plate is attached to the first inner surface and the second inner surface of the chock body;
- a support rib attached to the chock body, wherein the support rib is transverse to the pivot axis, and wherein the support rib is offset from the pivot plate;
- a pivot arm that is rotatably connected to the pivot plate such that the pivot arm rotates about the pivot axis, wherein the pivot arm comprises a fastener portion that extends at least partially over the chock body, wherein the pivot arm creates a gap between the chock body and the fastener portion when the pivot arm is rotatably connected to the pivot plate;
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- a reel fastener that connects to the fastener portion, wherein the reel fastener extends along a reel fastener axis, wherein the reel fastener axis is transverse to the pivot axis, wherein the fastener portion defines a fastener passage centered about the reel fastener axis, and wherein the fastener passage allows the reel fastener to move along the reel fastener axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.