Spool for materials that can be wound, such as ropes, cables and the like

A spool for wound materials such as ropes, cables and the like comprising a spool core, flanges mounted on said core, said flanges having an inner ring and an outer ring, said outer ring having a generally T-shaped cross sectional configuration including a generally cylindrical portion and an inner flange portion, said inner flange portion extending radially inwardly from a generally central section of said cylindrical portion, radial support members extending between and fixedly mounted on said inner and outer rings, said radial support members being spaced from one another to form segment spaces therebetween, said radial support member having a generally T-shaped configuration including a first generally flat section disposed generally in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spool and a second generally flat section disposed generally perpendicular to said first section, segment members disposed in said segment spaces, and fastening means for detachably fastening said segment members to said flange, whereby individual segments members can be replaced as desired.