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US 5,242,129 AGranted
Knockdown cable reel
OwnerA. Cole Bailey, Andrew D. Baughmaninventors
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Abstract
A knockdown cable reel for storage of electrical cable including a central drum with radially extending flanges positioned on each end. The flanges are formed from a plurality of segments to facilitate assembly and disassembly. A flange ring encircles the outer periphery of each flange to stabilize the flange during use.
Claims14
A reel comprising:
- a drum, drum heads attached to opposite ends of said drum, a pair of flanges, said flanges positioned on opposite ends of said drum, one of said flanges comprising a plurality of segments, said segments attached to one of said drum head, a flange ring, said ring encircling said flange segments at the outer periphery thereof.
A knockdown reel comprising:
- a drum, a pair of drum heads, said drum heads mounted on opposite ends of said drum, said drum heads each defining a plurality of flange sockets, a plurality of flange segments, each of said segments comprising a main body and a segment blade, said blade attached to said main body, each said blade positionable within a respective one of said flange sockets, each of said flange segments defining a ring groove, and a pair of flange rings, whereby said rings are inserted into said ring grooves to encircle said flange segments to stabilize said flanges.
A knockdown reel for storage of electrical cable comprising:
- a drum, said drum comprising a plurality of slats, a plurality of flange sockets, said sockets attached to the ends of said drum slats, a pair of flanges, said flanges positioned on opposite ends of said drum, said flanges comprising a plurality of segments, said segments positioned within said sockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.