Spool assembly
AssigneeScientific Anglers LLC
InventorJoshua Herbert Jenkins
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Abstract
A spool assembly configured to support a roll of material. The spool assembly comprises a first and second flange coupled together via a first and second arbor member. The first arbor member is slidably coupled within a first at least one slot of the first flange and slidably coupled within a second at least one slot of the second flange. A biasing member is coupled to the first arbor member such that the first arbor member is biased radially inward toward a longitudinal axis of the spool assembly. Rotation of the first flange relative to the second flange causes the first arbor member to translate within the first at least one slot and the second at least one slot causing a change in the arbor diameter.
Claims21
A spool assembly for supporting a roll of material, the spool assembly comprising:
- a first flange defining a first at least one slot, the first at least one slot extending at least partially in a radial direction, the radial direction extending outward from a longitudinal axis of the spool assembly;
- a second flange defining a second at least one slot, the second at least one slot extending at least partially in a transverse direction, the transverse direction being substantially perpendicular to the radial direction and the longitudinal axis, the second flange being rotatably coupled to the first flange such that the first and second flanges rotate relative to one another about the longitudinal axis;
- a first arbor member slidably coupled within the first at least one slot of the first flange and slidably coupled within the second at least one slot of the second flange, the first arbor member is positioned at least partially between the first flange and the second flange;
- a second arbor member positioned between the first flange and the second flange, wherein a spacing between the first arbor member and the second arbor member in the radial direction defines an arbor diameter;
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- a biasing member coupled to the first arbor member such that the first arbor member is biased radially inward toward the longitudinal axis,
- wherein rotation of the first flange relative to the second flange causes the first arbor member to translate within the first at least one slot and the second at least one slot causing a change in the arbor diameter.
A method of assembling a spool assembly, the spool assembly including a first flange, a second flange, and a first arbor member, the first flange defining a first at least one slot, the first at least one slot extending at least partially in a radial direction, the radial direction extending radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the spool assembly, the first arbor member slidably coupled within the first at least one slot, the method comprising:
- inserting the first arbor member into the first at least one slot defined by the first flange;
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- coupling a biasing member to the first arbor member such that the first arbor member is biased radially inward toward the longitudinal axis,
- wherein rotation of the first flange relative to the second flange causes the first arbor member to translate within the first at least one slot causing a change in an arbor diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.