US 2024/0409359 A1Published application

Reel Made from Separable Components

AssigneeJefferyQuint, LLC.

InventorJeffery Quint Cahoon

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Abstract

The disclosure concerns large reels used for transportation and storage of cables or wires. The present invention describes a separable cable reel which is constructed from component parts which may be quickly and easily disassembled and reassembled. The separable reel design has four primary components: a first flange, a second flange, a core, and a plurality of looped bands. The two flanges are coupled to the core and the band or bands are coupled between the two flanges. The core is formed from a plurality of struts. The struts span between the flanges and are inserted into strut pockets on the inner sides of each flange. As the bands are placed in tensioned they pull the flanges toward each other, applying a compressive force to the core struts. When the user wishes to disassemble the reel they may remove the bands and pull apart the reel components. The separable reel may be transported disassembled. When desired the separable reel may be reassembled and reused.

A reel comprising:

a. A first flange, the first flange being a generally flat panel having an outer side, an inner side, a central axis, a plurality of strut pockets, and a plurality of band holes;
the central axis being an imaginary line passing through the center of the flange between the outer side and the inner side, the strut pockets being recesses arranged around the central axis on the inner side of the first flange;
the band holes being penetrations through the first flange between the outer side and the inner side;
b. A second flange, the second flange being a generally flat panel having an outer side, an inner side, a central axis, a plurality of strut pockets, and a plurality of band holes;
the central axis being an imaginary line passing through the center of the flange between the outer side and the inner side, the strut pockets being recesses arranged around the central axis on the inner side of the second flange;
the band holes being penetrations through the first flange between the outer side and the inner side;
c. A core, the core having a first, second end, and a central longitudinal axis passing between the first end and second end;
the core first end being coupled to the inner side of the first flange and the second end being coupled to the inner side of the second flange;
the core comprising a plurality of struts, each strut having a first end and second end, the struts spanning between the first flange and second flange and arranged such that the first ends of the struts are removably inserted into the first flange strut pockets, the second ends of the struts are removably inserted into the second flange strut pockets;
d. A plurality of looped bands, each of the looped bands having a first end and a second end;
the first end of the looped bands being coupled to the first flange and the second end of the looped bands being coupled to the second flange such that when the looped bands are placed under tension the looped bands pull the first flange and second flange towards each other, applying a longitudinally compressive force to the core struts, seating the struts into the strut pockets.

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