Portable device for dispensing cables
AssigneeItaliana Conduttori S.R.L.
InventorBruno Fontana
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing electrical or nonelectrical cables, such as television coaxial cables, and a spool to be used together therewith. The apparatus includes a container having a cover for introducing and extracting a spool holding a cable coil and wheels for supporting, centering, and freely rotating the spool inside the container. The spool includes male and female mutually mating flanges. Each of the flanges include an inwardly projecting central part having a frusto conical shape for blocking the innermost turns of the cable coil. At least one of the flanges includes a circular race in which an elastic ring is inserted for assuring cable dragging during rewinding or unwinding of the spool.
Claims15
A portable device for dispensing cables, comprising:
- a spool holder of cable coils including a spool and a container having a cover for the introduction and extraction of said spool;
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- a plurality of wheels for supporting, centering and freely rotating said spool inside the container, the spool including a male and a female mutually mating flange, each of said male and female flanges having an inwardly projecting central part having a frusto conical shape for blocking the innermost turns of the cable coil and having a circular race adjacent the flange and an elastic ring inserted in said race, the cable coil being in contact with and trapped along the coil width between said elastic ring of said male flange and said elastic ring of said female flange.
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