Wire dolly
OwnerMorton L. Bank, Ronald J. Spielerinventors
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A dolly for carrying reels of wire to a construction site for on-site use thereof without removal thereof from the dolly is provided. A carriage bed is provided having a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on the underside of one end thereof, and a pair of supporting legs fixedly connected to the opposite end of the underside thereof. On the bed are a plurality of rotatably mounted turntables and the reel for a predetermined a gauge of wire may be releasably mounted on each turntable thereof. Each turntable includes a substantially centrally located upstanding spindle registrable with the axial channel provided in the wire wrapped reel. A supplementary spindle section may be releasably connected to each spindle upstanding on the turntable for carrying top-heavy reels or stacking reels one on the other. On the carriage bed at a predetermined location thereon, a wire guide may be connected for picking up slack in unreeled wire and for facilitating on-site simultaneous use of more than one wire. The carriage bed may include an accessory bin for storing tools and the like which may be used on-site in connection with an electrical installation. Fixedly connected to the underside of the carriage bed is a pair of spaced aligned collars and slidably mounted in the pair of collars is a telescoping handle for use in moving the dolly to the desired construction site.
A dolly for carrying spools of wire to a construction site for on-site use thereof without removal thereof from the dolly comprises a carriage including a carriage bed, at least one turntable rotatably mounted on said carriage bed, means for releasably mounting a spool of coiled wire on said at least one turntable, an overfitted cover plate releasably overlying said carriage bed, said overfitted cover plate having at least one aperture therein in which said at least one turntable is registered, said overfitted cover plate being foreshortened relative to the length of said carriage, and an accessory bin being defined between said foreshortened end of said overfitted cover plate and a corresponding end of said carriage for storing installation equipment and the like.
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