US 2019/0002231 A1 · WIRE SPOOL GUIDE

Abstract

The invention involves an improved wire spool guide including a frame that comprises adjacent legs for coupling with a support rod that typically traverses the center of a wire spool hub. Each leg includes a terminal end comprising a spring arm and rod-registering area configured to capture a portion of the rod while allowing the rod to rotate therein. In exemplary embodiments, each leg extends from an anterior support of the frame that is roughly perpendicular to both legs. A wire-guiding element extends substantially form a center portion of the anterior support. The wire-guiding element may be defined by a helical structure configured for allowing a portion of the wire to be weaved into the helical structure rather than having to be threaded through. The helical structure may include an incongruous element, which prevents the wire from tangling at an exit point of the wire-guiding element.

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Dependent claims

A wire spool guide formed of a rod having two terminal ends, comprising:

a first prong configured to receive a wire spool, the first prong defined by a first leg extending from a first end of a midsection of the rod and, a second leg extending from a second end of the midsection of the rod, the first leg and the second leg situated on a first plane;
a second prong configured to couple to a support of the wire spool, the second prong defined by the first leg and a third leg extending from a first u-shaped bend on the rod, the first leg and the third leg situated on a second plane;
a third prong configured to couple to the support of the spool, the third prong defined by the second leg and a fourth leg extending from a second u-shaped bend on the rod, the second leg and the fourth leg situated on a third plane;
and
a helical structure adapted to receive a portion of a wire from the wire spool, the helical structure extending from the midsection of the rod, wherein:
the third leg terminates at a first terminal end of the rod,
the fourth leg terminates at a second terminal end of the rod, and
the second plane is parallel with the third plane, the second plane and the third plane intersecting the first plane.

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