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US 5,348,362 AGranted
Portable carrier for wires, hoses and the like
OwnerJames B. Rollsinventor
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Abstract
A carrier for supporting a coil formed from a length of wire or hose comprising: an arcuately shaped supported member defining a top support surface and a bottom support surface; a plurality of fasteners secured to a top surface at ends of the support member for holding the coil to the bottom surface of the support member, the fastener including a flexible strap looped under the coil.
Claims13
A carrier (20) for supporting a coil (22) wound in a predetermined direction, the carrier comprising:
- a support member (26) comprising a first and second open ends, extending along the predetermined direction, a bottom surface and a center portion, a first side member (27a) curved convex downward from the center portion and terminating at a first side edge, a second side member (27b) curved convex downward from the center portion and terminating at a second side edge, the first and second side members extending between the first and second opens ends and further curved convex downward therebetween to form an open ended trough (29) between the first and second open ends and first and second side edges for receipt Of the coil;
- fastener means (40), for holding the coil (22) in the trough, against the bottom surface (30) of the support member (26), including a first lock means (54) proximate each end (32a,b) of the support member (26), and first loop means (42) for being looped under the coil (22) for supporting the coil and engagable with the first lock means.
The carrier (20) as defined in claim .6 wherein the first loop means includes a section of chain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.