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US 4,228,966 AGranted
Satellite reel
AssigneeIr. H.M.W. Croese Raadgevend
InventorHendrik M. W. Croese
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AssigneeIr. H.M.W. Croese Raadgevend
InventorHendrik M. W. Croese
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A reel, in particular an intermediate or storage reel for provisionally receiving a variable cable length between a stationary end and a movable end of a cable. The reel is characterized by a stationarily mounted central drum which is fitted with a cable receiving groove extending helically over its drum surface and having a connection to an axial cable passage for a stationary cable end, and at least two satellite drums, each having the same diameter as the central drum and each likewise being fitted in its surface with a helical cable-receiving groove of the same pitch as that of the central drum, but oppositely directed with respect thereto. The satellite drums are rotatable about the central drum and simultaneously rotatable about their own axes such that the oppositely disposed portions of the respective grooves are capable of always receiving a portion of the cable between them.
A storage reel for provisionally receiving a variable cable length between a stationary end and a movable end of the cable, characterized by a central drum which is stationary mounted and is fitted with a cable-receiving groove extending helically over the drum surface, with a connection to an axial cable passage for a stationary cable end, and at least two satellite drums, each having the same diameter as the central drum and each likewise being fitted in its drum surface with a helical cable-receiving groove of the same pitch as that of the central drum, however oppositely directed with respect to the pitch of the central drum, said satellite drums being rotatable about the central drum and simultaneously about their own axes, such that the oppositely disposed portions of the respective grooves take up a portion of the cable between them.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.