Wire dispensing device
AssigneeField Pro Inc.
InventorsEdward F. DeLuca, Gregory J. Buczkowski
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Abstract
A wire dispensing device for containing a roll of wire having a free end. The device includes a plurality of enclosure walls connected to each other and forming an enclosure, where at least one of the walls is operable between an open position, thereby providing access to an internal area of the enclosure, and a closed position, thereby substantially enclosing the roll of wire positioned therein. At least one dispensing orifice extends through at least one surface of the enclosure and permits passage of the free end of the wire therethrough for use in dispensing the wire from the device. A method of dispensing wire from a roll of wire, and a method of manufacturing a dispensing device are also provided.
Claims23
A wire dispensing device for containing a roll of wire having a free end, the device comprising:
- a plurality of enclosure walls connected to each other and forming an enclosure, at least one of the plurality of walls operable between an open position, thereby providing access to an internal area of the enclosure, and a closed position, thereby substantially enclosing the roll of wire positioned therein;
- and
- at least one dispensing orifice extending through at least one surface of the enclosure and configured to permit passage of the free end of the wire therethrough for use in dispensing the wire from the device.
A method of dispensing wire from a roll of wire, wherein the wire includes a free end, the method comprising:
- providing an enclosure having at least one wall defining a substantially enclosed internal area, the enclosure having a dispensing orifice;
- positioning the roll of wire in the internal area of the enclosure;
- feeding the free end of the wire through the dispensing orifice;
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- dispensing the wire from the roll of wire by pulling the free end of the wire through the dispensing orifice.
A method of manufacturing a dispensing device, comprising:
- providing a plurality of enclosure walls;
- moveably connecting at least a portion of at least a pair of walls together, thereby forming an enclosure that defines an internal and substantially enclosed area;
- and
- forming a dispensing orifice extending through at least one of the plurality of enclosure walls, the orifice connecting the internal and substantially enclosed area with an area outside of the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.