Portable reel jack stand
OwnerHarold F. Woodruffinventor
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Abstract
A portable reel jack stand has dual reel support units which are oppositely positioned and adapted to lift and support a reel rotatably therebetween. Each support unit has retractible rollers operative to permit movement of the reel support units when the reel is not being supported thereby. A reel engaging unit carried upon telescopic members slidably engaged with each of the reel support units is adapted to facilitate rotation of the reel. At least one of the reel engaging units has a braking assembly operative to control reel rotation. A hydraulic jack is operative to cause upward movement of the telescopic members thereby occasioning lifting of the reel.
Claims7
An apparatus adapted to lift and support a reel of cable or the like off the ground, the apparatus further adapted to facilitate rotation of the reel, the apparatus comprising:
- (A) dual oppositely positioned reel support units, each support unit comprising:
- (i) a plurality of rollers affixed to each reel support unit, the rollers retractable into the support units when the support units have lifted the reel from the ground, the rollers adapted to facilitate movement of the reel support units when not retracted,
- (ii) a first telescopic member slidably engaged with each of the reel support units,
- (iii) a second telescopic member slidably engageable with the first telescopic member, the second telescopic member including means for engaging the first telescopic member to support the reel above the ground;
- (iv) means for imparting a lifting force on the first telescopic member,
- (v) indexing means for supporting the first telescopic member and the reel, and
- (vi) means for engaging the reel, the engaging means affixed to the second telescopic member, the engaging means adapted to facilitate rotation of the reel when lifted from the ground, and
- (B) means for braking rotation of the reel, the braking means including a disk brake assembly operative with at least one of the reel engaging means to occasion braking of the reel.
An apparatus for lifting a reel of cable or the like from the ground, the apparatus adapted to rotatably support the reel when lifted from the ground, the apparatus comprising:
- (A) dual reel support units, each reel support unit comprising:
- (i) means for permitting movement of the reel support unit along the ground, the movement permitting means being inoperative when the reel is lifted from the ground;
- (ii) means for engaging the reel, the engaging means adapted to facilitate rotation of the reel supported by the reel support unit;
- (iii) a lift for raising the engaging means, the lift supported by the movement permitting means, the lift comprising:
- (a) first telescopic member supported within the reel support unit,
- (b) second telescopic member supported by the first telescopic member,
- (c) a hydraulic jack operative to raise the first telescopic member, and
- (d) means for selectively connecting the first telescopic member to the second telescopic member, whereby movement of the first telescopic member by the hydraulic jack selectively raises the second telescopic member;
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- (B) means for controlling the speed of rotation of the reel, the control means being supported by one of the engaging means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.