# US 5,348,241 A · Romex wire dispenser

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- Number: US 5,348,241 A
- Document ID: US5348241A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/068,656
- Filed: 1993-05-27
- Granted: 1994-09-20
- Earliest claimed: 1993-05-27
- Inventors: Dennis M. Huette
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5348241A

## CPC

- B65H 49/28: Turntables {, i.e. package resting on a table (having also means for clamping the package B65H49/30)}
- B65H 49/327: {Arrangements or adaptations for attachment to a wall, a post or the like}
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

## Abstract

A Romex wire dispenser for use by the building trade in constructing buildings. The coiled cable usually packaged in 250 foot rolls is centrally located on rotatable radius bars. A spindle mounting assembly pivotally supports the radius bars at one end and contains a pair of spaced apart U-shaped members attached to each other by cantilever arms at the other end. The U-shaped members are adapted to fit over opposite sides of a conventional two by four stud member which are usually located 16 inches on center. The cable is dispensed from the periphery of the coil through a wire guide assembly that is pivotally attached to the spindle mounting assembly below said rotatable radius bars. The rotatable radius bars are frictionally restrained thereby allowing the construction worker to pull a selected amount of wire from the rotatable radius bars.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A Romex wire dispenser comprising,
a pair of spaced apart U-shaped members, a cantilever arm and rotatable radius bars,
said pair of spaced apart U-shaped members fixedly attached to each other by said cantilever arm and each adapted to fit over opposite sides of at least one-half of a building stud member,
a spindle mounting assembly fixedly attached at one end to said cantilever arm and at the other end adapted to pivotally support said rotatable radius bars,
said spindle mounting assembly having a specific shape for holding said rotatable radius bars in a preferred position,
a cable guide assembly having a length greater than the diameter of said rotatable radius bars is pivotably mounted at one end on said spindle mounting assembly below said rotatable radius bars,
said cable guide assembly being freely pivotable in all directions for dispensing cable below and above said rotatable radius bars, and
a hub assembly centrally located on said rotatable radius bars for holding and controlling the positioning of a coiled spool of cable on said rotatable radius bars.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A Romex wire dispenser according to claim 1 which includes a brake member centrally located on said spindle mounting assembly for frictionally engaging said cable guide assembly and said rotatable radius bars to thereby impede rotational movement.