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US 9,217,234 B2Granted
Reel with stepped configuration
AssigneeHarnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBernard Pusheck, Jason Knuth
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Abstract
A reel system includes a reel having a rotational axis, the reel including a plurality of ledges spaced radially from the rotational axis, the ledges defining a stepped configuration along an interior surface of the reel. The reel system also includes a first clamp having a first width and a second clamp having a second width greater than the first width, wherein the first clamp and the second clamp engage the plurality of ledges as the reel is rotated.
Claims20
A reel system comprising:
- a reel having a rotational axis, the reel including a plurality of ledges spaced radially away from the rotational axis, the ledges defining a stepped configuration along an interior surface of the reel;
- a first clamp having a first width;
- and
- a second clamp having a second width greater than the first width, wherein the first and second clamps engage the plurality of ledges as the reel is rotated.
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A reel system comprising:
- a reel having a rotational axis, the reel including a shaft, a first member positioned at a first end of the shaft and a second member positioned at a second end of the shaft, the first and second members defining a first interior width, the reel further including a first circumferential ledge defining a second interior width less than the first interior width, and a second circumferential ledge defining a third interior width less than the first interior width and greater than the second interior width.
A mining machine comprising:
- a handle;
- a plurality of conduits coupled to the handle;
- and
- a reel system coupled to the conduits, the reel system including a reel having a rotational axis and a plurality of ledges spaced radially from the rotational axis, the ledges defining a stepped configuration along an interior surface of the reel, the reel system also including a plurality of first clamps having a first width and a plurality of second clamps having a second width greater than the first width, wherein the first and second clamps are coupled to the conduits and engage the plurality of ledges as the reel is rotated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.