US 6,991,196 B2 · Storage device

Abstract

The storage device is provided in the form of a reel for dispensing electrical wire. The reel includes a small disk at one end rotatably mounted to an eyebolt for suspension by hook from an overhead structure and a large thick circular disk at a second end. Slots are provided through the small disk adjacent the perimeter edge. The large thick disk is provided with a plurality of recessed pockets symmetrically arranged around the center of the top face of the large disk. A divider divides each pocket into a plurality of storage compartments. Each pocket includes a compartment cover closing the storage compartments. A plurality of flexible straps is provided. One end of each strap is secured to the large disk. A second end of each strap is rotatably received around the shaft of the eyebolt after passage through corresponding slots in the small disk.

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Dependent claims

A storage device, comprising:

a reel for dispensing electrical wire, wherein said reel includes a small disk rotatably mounted upon an eyebolt for suspension by hook from an overhead structure, a large thick circular disk provided with a plurality of recessed pockets symmetrically arranged around a center of a top face of said large disk, and a plurality of elongated flexible straps, wherein said straps are symmetrically arranged and connected at a first end to said large disk adjacent the periphery thereof and symmetrically arranged and connected at a second end to said small disk adjacent the periphery thereof.

A storage device, comprising:

a reel for dispensing electrical wire, wherein said reel includes a small wooden disk rotatably mounted upon an eyebolt for suspension by hook from an overhead structure, said small disk includes a central aperture and said eyebolt passes through said central aperture, said small disk being rotatably mounted on said eyebolt by a washer and nut attached to a shaft of said eyebolt;
a large thick wooden disk provided with a plurality of recessed pockets symmetrically arranged around a center of a top face of said large disk, said large disk includes a top and a bottom layer adhesively secured together, said top layer of said large disk includes symmetrically arranged slots adjacent the periphery thereof;
and
a plurality of symmetrically arranged elongated flexible straps, each strap having a first end passing through a corresponding slot in said top layer of said large disk and tacked and/or adhesively secured between said layers, said straps being symmetrically arranged and connected at a second end to said small disk adjacent the periphery thereof.

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