Reel dispenser
AssigneeWrap Film Systems Limited
InventorAndrew Dean
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Abstract
A reel dispenser includes a housing, a coupling associated with a reel and a mounting for removably mounting the coupling to the housing so that the coupling is movable between a mounted and a dismounted condition. The coupling includes a key. The mounting includes a lock arrangement which is movable between a locked condition and a free condition. The reel dispenser is arranged so that when the coupling is moved from the dismounted condition to the mounted condition, the key moves the lock arrangement to the free condition, permitting rotation of the coupling relative to the housing.
Claims21
A reel dispenser housing and mounting, for a reel dispenser, the dispenser including in use the housing, a coupling associated with a reel and the mounting, the mounting being arranged to permit removable mounting of the coupling to the housing so that the coupling is movable between a mounted and a dismounted condition, the coupling including a key, the key is in the form of a projecting key formation, the coupling includes a body, and the key formation projects outwardly from the body, the mounting including a lock arrangement which is movable between a locked condition and a free condition, the mounting being arranged so that when the coupling is moved from the dismounted condition to the mounted condition, the key moves the lock arrangement to the free condition, permitting rotation of the coupling relative to the housing.
A reel dispenser including a housing, a coupling associated with a reel and a mounting for removably mounting the coupling to the housing so that the coupling is movable between a mounted and a dismounted condition, the coupling including a key, the key is in the form of a projecting key formation, the coupling includes a body, and the key formation projects outwardly from the body, the mounting including a lock arrangement which is movable between a locked condition and a free condition, the reel dispenser being arranged so that when the coupling is moved from the dismounted condition to the mounted condition, the key moves the lock arrangement to the free condition, permitting rotation of the coupling relative to the housing.
A method of mounting a reel in a reel dispenser, the method including providing a reel dispenser, the reel dispenser including a housing, a coupling associated with a reel and a mounting for removably mounting the coupling to the housing so that the coupling is movable between a mounted and a dismounted condition, the coupling including a key, the key is in the form of a projecting key formation, the coupling includes a body, and the key formation projects outwardly from the body, the mounting including a lock arrangement which is movable between a locked condition and a free condition, and moving the coupling from the dismounted condition to the mounted condition, the reel dispenser being arranged so that when the coupling is moved from the dismounted condition to the mounted condition, the key moves the lock arrangement to the free condition, permitting rotation of the coupling relative to the housing.
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