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US 8,025,261 B2Granted
Combination stand and jack for wire spools
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsDavid Jordan, Michael Jordan
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Abstract
A stand used for supporting spools of wire and the like includes a cam which is operable to increase the length of a leg to thereby raise the spool of wire off of the ground. The stand is adjustable to allow its use with different sizes of spools of wire. The stand allows a single person to raise a spool of wire weighing thousands of pounds off of the ground and support the same to allow the spool to rotate freely upon an axle.
Claims22
A stand for use in lifting a spool comprising:
- a base having a first end and a second end and having a plurality of holes adjacent the second end thereof;
- a rear leg having a first end pivotably attached to the base at the first end of the base and having a cam disposed therein such that rotation of the cam changes the length of the rear leg;
- a jaw attached to a second end of the rear leg, the jaw being configured for holding a cylindrical axle;
- a front leg having a first end pivotably attached to the jaw, the front leg having a post attached to the second end thereof, the post being positionable in the plurality of holes of the base;
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- wherein placing the post into one of the plurality of holes in the base places the stand into a triangular configuration with the front leg and rear leg extending upwardly from the base;
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- wherein the jaw is held above the base, and wherein actuation of the cam selectively raises and lowers the jaw relative to the base.
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A stand configured for lifting and supporting a spool of wire comprising:
- a base;
- a clamping jaw configured for holding an axle, the clamping jaw comprising a plurality of holes formed therein such that the clamping jaw may be selectively locked in one of a plurality of closed positions so as to accommodate axles of different sizes;
- a first leg pivotably attached to a first end of the base at a first end of the first leg and attached to the clamping jaw at a second end of the first leg;
- a second leg attached to a second end of the base at a first end of the second leg and pivotably attached to the clamping jaw at a second end of the second leg;
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- wherein one of the first and second legs is selectively extendable and retractable so as to selectively raise the height of the clamping jaw relative to the base and thereby lift a spool of wire off of the ground.
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A stand for lifting and supporting a spool of wire comprising:
- an elongate base;
- a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw having a base portion and a clamping portion pivotably attached to the base portion so as to enable the clamping jaw to enclose an axle, wherein at least one of the clamping portion and the base portion comprises a plurality of holes formed therein such that the clamping jaw may be selectively locked in one of a plurality of closed positions so as to accommodate axles of different sizes;
- a first leg having a first end pivotably attached to a first end of the elongate base and having a second end rigidly attached to the clamping jaw, the first leg being selectively extendable via a lever so as to allow a person to selective raise the clamping jaw relative to the base and thereby raise a spool of wire;
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- a second leg having a first end selectively attachable to the base at a plurality of locations along the base and generally adjacent a second end of the base, the second leg having a second end pivotably attached to the clamping jaw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.