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US 3,976,260 AGranted
Transportable cable reel
AssigneeGrantham & Oleson, Inc.
InventorHarry Irik
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Abstract
A transportable cable reel having a rotatable drum secured to an axle and supporting wheels located at opposite ends of the axle, the drum being located between the wheels and having a protective cover at each side thereof to confine cable wound on the drum and to prevent insertion of an object through the spokes of a wheel and the rods supporting the drum.
Claims3
A transportable cable reel for receiving, transporting and discharging cable, comprising:
- a central shaft;
- a hub surrounding each end of the shaft end rotatable thereon, a rotating wheel rim being connected to each hub by a plurality of spokes;
- a drum comprising an inner cylinder located on said shaft at a location between said hubs and securely connect with said shaft;
- a plurality of support rods extending outwardly from sid inner cylinder at each end thereof, a pair of outer rings connected to the outer ends of said rods;
- said drum comprising a larger cylindrical member connected to said rods and having a larger diameter than said inner cylinder for receiving the cable wound on the reel;
- means for securing the end of said cable to said cylindrical member prior to winding of said cable thereon;
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- a pair of solid, flat cover plates secured to said rods, each cover plate extending without interruption from an end from said inner cylinder outwardly to one of said rings and having a central opening for receiving said inner cylinder, said cover plates preventing insertion of an object through said spokes of said wheel and between said support rods.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.