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US 9,874,040 B1Granted
Hitch-mounted wire unroller apparatus
OwnerCharles Smithinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible wire unroller apparatus having a frame including cradles for supporting a spindle having spools of wire. A bottom support mounted to one portion of the frame connects to a rear hitch of the all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Left and right adjustable straps mounted to another portion of the frame connect to a rear cargo rack of the ATV and reduce the weight of the spindles placed on the rear hitch.
Claims19
A wire unroller apparatus for use with a vehicle comprising:
- a frame having a vertically-oriented central opening;
- a first support having a first end configured to detachably connect substantially horizontally to a first portion of the frame and a second end configured to connect to a first portion of a vehicle;
- a second support having a first end configured to detachably connect to a second portion of the frame and a second end configured to a second portion of the vehicle;
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- a spindle mountable to the frame and configured to hold a spool of wire.
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A collapsible hitch-mounted wire unroller apparatus comprising:
- a frame for supporting one or more spools of wire and for allowing the one or more spools of wire to be spooled and unspooled, the frame having:
- interconnected top, bottom, left and right frame members forming an opening configured to receive a spool of wire;
- a mounting plate having connector openings, the plate mounted to the bottom frame member;
- left and right cradles, each having a top opening, mounted to the left and right frame members;
- left and right connection points disposed on the top frame member;
- a bottom support removably mountable to the frame and configured to removably mount to a rear hitch of an ATV, the bottom support having;
- a front end, a back end, and raised left and right sides extending between the front and back end;
- a mounting plate located at the back end having a plurality of connector openings configured to be mated with the mounting plate of the frame with a plurality of connectors;
- two or more openings disposed in the bottom support proximate the front end, each of the two or more openings configured to receive a hitch mount and arranged such that the frame may be selectively moved forwards or backwards;
- a spindle configured to receive one or more spools of wire, an end of the spindle including a pair of centering members configured for placement on either side of one of the cradles to limit side-to-side movement of the spindle when placed into the cradles;
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- left and right adjustable straps, a first end of the left and right straps mounted to the left and right connection points and a second end of the left and right straps mounted to a rear cargo rack of the ATV.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.