Dual mode reel mounting mechanism

A universal mounting mechanism operable in two modes for suspending a reel selectively from either horizontally, in a first mode, or vertically disposed supporting surfaces, in a second mode, said mechanism comprising in combination:

• a reversible mounting bracket having opposing first and second sides, said first side defining a cavity with an aperture located therein and having an axis, said first side being formed with a first surface for mounting in face-to-face relation with a horizontally disposed supporting surface, said axis being substantially perpendicular to said surface and said second side being formed with a second surface for mounting in face-to-face relation with a vertically disposed supporting surface, said bracket having an aligned pair of opposed pin receiving openings communicating with said cavity and having their axis disposed perpendicularly to the axis of said aperture;
• a removable fitting having shank and head portions, said aperture being dimensioned for receiving said shank portion of said fitting and for retaining said head portion thereof within said cavity with said shank portion projecting outwardly therefrom, said shank portion having a through hole extending transversely therethrough and
• a double clevis having first and second sets of jaws and a connecting pin for connecting said second set of jaws, said first set of jaws being dimensioned to receive said reel, and said connecting pin being dimensioned for insertion in said through hole when said first surface of the bracket is mounted on said horizontally disposed supporting surface, said connecting pin being dimensioned for insertion through said opposed openings for retaining said second set of jaws within the cavity of said bracket when said second surface of the bracket is mounted on said vertically disposed supporting surface, wherein when said fitting is removed, said connecting pin is disposed in said opposed openings.