Spool holding apparatus and method
OwnerAaron Livingstoninventor
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Abstract
A spool holding device configured to fold upon itself in a storage mode and to support a spool of wound material in an operation mode. The device includes a base upon which a pair of feet, a pair of legs, a hoop segment and a horizontal axis are detachably connected for quick set-up and take-down of the device. The hoop segment is positioned a clearance distance from the horizontal axis and includes a wide hoop through which the wound material may pass such that unwinding of the material without undue force is achieved; the hoop also includes a contact surface having a large bend radius.
Claims20
A device configured to hold a spool of wound material where the wound material has a diameter, the spool having a spool diameter, said device comprising:
- a horizontal support;
- a horizontal axle positioned above the horizontal support and configured to support the spool;
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- a hoop segment having a hoop and positioned above the horizontal axle, the hoop configured to guide cable dispensed from the spool, the hoop having an opening diameter of at least three inches.
A spool holding device configured to fold upon itself in a storage mode and configured to support a spool of wound material in an operation mode, the device comprising:
- a base, the base comprising;
- a horizontal support;
- a first foot connector positioned at a first end of the horizontal support and a second foot connector positioned at a second end of the horizontal support;
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- a first leg sleeve positioned at the first end of the horizontal support and a second leg sleeve positioned at the second end of the horizontal support;
- a first vertical leg associated with the first leg sleeve and a second vertical leg associated with the second leg sleeve;
- a hoop segment having at least one hoop, the hoop having an opening diameter of at least three inches, and configured to span between the first vertical leg and the second vertical leg;
- a horizontal axle configured to span between the first vertical leg and the second vertical leg and configured to receive a spool of material to be wound or unwound;
- a first foot associated with the first foot connector and a second foot associated with the second foot connector;
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- a first foot holder configured to hold the first foot when the first foot is removed from the first foot connector and a second foot holder configured to hold the second foot when the second foot is removed from the second foot connector.
A spool holding device comprising:
- a base having a horizontal support;
- a pair of feet extending from the base perpendicularly to the horizontal support;
- a pair of legs extending upward from the base perpendicularly to the horizontal support;
- a horizontal axle connected to and spanning between the pair of legs;
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- a hoop segment connected to ends of the legs and oriented parallel to the horizontal support, the hoop segment containing at least one hoop, the hoop having an opening diameter of at least three inches, and configured to receive a flexible linear material to be unwound from a spool held by the horizontal axle, the legs, the hoop segment and the horizontal axle are detachably connected to the device and stack upon the base in a storage mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.