Cable reel bearer and dolly
OwnerLamec E. Mendozainventor
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Abstract
An improved cable reel bearer comprising a base, a frame pivotally mounted on the base and extending vertically upward from the base, at least one crossarm mounted on the frame and extending perpendicular to the frame to receiv and support cable reels mounted on the crossarm, a resilient brake carried by the crossarm to prevent undesired rotation of cable reels mounted on the crossarm, rotation pad means mountable on the crossarm between a pair of adjacent cable reels to permit free and independent rotation of either of the adjacent reels, and a dolly releaseably engageable with the frame to facilitate transportation of the reel bearer from one location to another.
Claims11
A cable reel bearer assembly comprising:
- A base,
- A frame rotatably mounted of said base and having an axis of rotation extending vertically upward from said base, said frame comprising a horizontal channel member pivotally mounted on said base, and an arcuate member secured to said channel member and extending vertically upward from said channel member,
- At least one crossarm mounted on said frame and extending perpendicularly outward from said frame,
- End pieces releaseably secured to the end of said crossarm and removable to permit cable reels to be mounted on said crossarm,
- Resilient brake means mounted on said frame and serving to urge cable reels mounted on said crossarm toward said end pieces.
A cable reel bearer assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a frame rotatably mounted on said base and extending vertically upward from said base, said frame comprising:
- a horizontal channel member pivotally mounted on said base, and
- an arcuate member secured to said channel member and extending vertically upward from said channel member;
- at least one crossarm mounted on said frame and extending perpendicularly outward from said frame;
- end pieces releasably secured to the end of said crossarm and removable to permit cable reels to be mounted on said crossarm;
- a dolly comprising an axle,
- a pair of wheels mounted at respective ends of said axle,
- a handle extending upward from said axle,
- a shaft projecting forward from said axle and engageable with said frame to support said dolly on said frame with said wheels off the floor and serving when said dolly is supported by said wheels to support said frame for movement by said dolly;
- said channel member (is) being hollow and (the) said shaft of said dolly (is) being releasably engageable within said channel member.
A reel bearer assembly comprising:
- a base,
- a horizontal channel member pivotally mounted on said base with the axis of said pivot extending vertically, and
- means for securing a reel bearer onto said channel member said securing means including an arcuate member extending vertically from said channel member having means for rotatably supporting at least one reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.