Multi-purpose wire dispensing cart
OwnerWilliam F. Campbellinventor
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Abstract
A wire dispensing utility cart adapted to carry wire spools for dispensing wire during installation. The present invention provides a relatively large utility cart for carrying multiple and large spools of wire in a mobile fashion for dispensing wire during the installation of electrical wiring into buildings, structures, aircraft, and the like. The cart is mobile and relatively compact to facilitate movement of the cart through standard sized doorways and elevator bays, and is sufficiently large to accommodate a large number of wire spools. In addition, the cart provides at least two elongated storage bays to facilitate transportation of relatively large objects such as ladders, conduits, and other materials and supplies needed for the installation process.
Claims17
A wire dispensing utility cart, comprising:
- a mobile frame having upper and lower storage bays defining a vertical axis, and first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis, the upper and lower storage bays having, corners, being u-shaped, and including a retention leg at each corner of the bay, the mobile frame further including vertical beams at first and second ends of the cart, and a longitudinal cross beam connecting the vertical beams;
- mounting arms removably mounted between the upper and lower storage bays along the vertical axis, each of the upper and lower storage bays including a plurality of apertures adapted to receive upper and lower ends of the mounting arms, each of the mounting arms being mounted in one of the apertures in the upper storage level and in one of the apertures in the lower storage level without any external fasteners;
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- a plurality of mandrels extending from the mounting arms, the plurality of mandrels being spaced to receive wire spools thereon and dispense wire along the longitudinal axis of the cart.
A method of dispensing wire from a utility cart having upper and lower storage levels, each of the storage levels having corners, being u-shaped, and including a retention leg at each corner, the utility cart further including vertical beams at first and second ends of the cart, and a longitudinal cross beam connecting the vertical beams, the method including the steps of:
- inserting mounting rails between the upper and lower storage levels, each of the mounting rails having a plurality of mandrels extending strictly horizontally therefrom, each mandrel having a longitudinal axis;
- mounting at least two spools of wire onto at least one of the mandrels, the spools each including a central rotational axis, the rotational axes of the spools being coincident with the longitudinal axis of the mandrels;
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- pulling wire from the spools along the longitudinal axis of the cart, the spools rotating independently during the pulling step.
A wire dispensing utility cart, comprising:
- a mobile frame having upper and lower storage levels, each of the upper and lower storage levels having corners, being u-shaped, and including a retention leg at each corner, the mobile frame further including vertical beams at first and second ends of the frame, and a longitudinal cross beam connecting the vertical beams;
- mounting rails removably mounted between the upper and lower levels;
- and a plurality of removable spool supporting racks mounted to the rails;
- wherein the mounting rails include rails with mandrel receiving apertures at differing spacing to thereby accommodate wire spools of differing diameters;
- wherein the mounting rails are removably mounted between the upper and lower storage levels without fasteners;
- wherein each of the spool supporting racks include a frame attachable to the mounting rails and a mandrel mounted to the frame and adapted to support a wire spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.