US 4,307,854 AGranted

Dismountable wire reel

AssigneeIndustriewerk Nachf. Seifert & Co. KG

InventorsKarl-Gunther Schmidt, Joachim Burkert

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Abstract

A dismantable reel for wire coils includes first and second circular flanges. An annular channel is formed at least in the first flange and a hub is supported within the channel for axial movement relative to the flange. A plurality of expandable and retractable core segments depend from the hub and are selectively engageable with the outer surface of a wire coil to retain the coil within the reel. An axial core tube is supported concentrically within the hub and is movable axially relative thereto. Spreadable link members are disposed between the core segments and the axial core tube. A hollow axle is carried rotatably by the hub within the axial core tube. Such axle is also movable axially relative to the hub. The lower end of the axle is threaded and is cooperable with threads provided on the second flange whereby the second flange is releasably connectable therewith.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A dismantable reel for wire coil comprising:

a first flange;
a hub supported by said flange for relative axial movement relative thereto;
a plurality of core segments depending from said hub adapted to be expanded radially into engagement with the radially inner surface of a wire coil to retain said coil within the reel and to be retracted radially to initially accommodate the coil within the reel;
an axial core tube supported by said hub for axial movement relative thereto and extending concentrically within said core segments;
spreadable link members connecting said axial core tube and said core segments;
a hollow axle carried rotatably by said hub concentrically within said axial core tube, said hollow axle being movable axially relative to said hub, said hollow axle having a threaded section thereon adjacent its extremity remote from said flange;
and
a second flange provided with a threaded section cooperable with the threaded section of said hollow axle for releasably connecting said second flange thereto.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.