US1899117A

US1899117A - Adjustable reel

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Publication number: US1899117A
Application number: US493183A
Authority: US
Inventors: Howard E Sheeley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1930-11-03
Filing date: 1930-11-03
Publication date: 1933-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 1950-02-28

Description

Feb. 28, 1933. H, E, sHEELEY 1,899,117

ADJUSTABLE REEL Filed Nov. 5, 1930 2 sheets-sheetv 1 Feb. 28, 1933.' H E SHEELEY 1,899,117

ADJUSTABLE REEL Filed Nov. 3, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 28,1933,

HoWARnn.-A sHEELnY, or MICHIGAN CITY, jnvnriiirmV Y ADJUSTABLE mann l Anneau@ mea November 3,1930. .serial Ne.- 493,183.

My invention .relatestothe art'of reeling and Ahas special reference to the art ofl handling rope, wire, light chains, sash cord,

heavy twine, electric cable or conductorwire,

the same size of-wire, hence the, need ofan i adjustable: reel toaid in *the uncoiling. ,of

15' wire for all sorts of electric installation such as commercial wiring fo-r lighting,\refrigera-, tion, elevatory operation, telephone and tele-r graph exchanges, burglar alarms rand the While my improved reel is especially adaptable to such uses as indicated-it is obvious that it maybeused for unwindingcoils of lany-,material that are normally sold without a supporting spool.

However the primary object of my inventionv is to facilitate and therefore expedite electricwiringoperations such as indicated above by feeding electric conductor Wire kor cable to the electrician occupiedwithits inf '3 .stallatiom and to do this without kinking or tangling-in the coil.

' Still another object of my invention is to provide such a structure as defined above as 4will permit the uncoiling. withoutiback lash,

- ,35. and which is capable of readyadjustment to:

provide for the handlingof Aco'ils'of varying sizes, such as indicatedlabove. v f' i While certainof the above objects were attained in my prior Patent No.1,557 ,887 is- 40 sued to me October 20, 1925, by my present invention they are attained by a selffcontainedl and unified `structure which is Vmuch simpler in operation, easier of manufacture,

45 vand more'eiiicientin use. o

forth the novel` struotureby which the above objects are attained. y y

Having reference `tothe drawings:l f Fig.` 1 is a plan view of the duplex form 5 0 of v myl improved reel, showing )one `reel col- ,of the arrow.`

duplexformof my reel stand.

The following specificationfclearly ysets r keeper 17 and reel member 20, is a folding yspokes 29 are formed at theirouter ends `with lapsed,andl one reel expanded with a coil of 1 wire thereon.,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of that form of my device shown in Fig. 1 taken in the direction Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing the preferred construction kat the end of `the spokes ofthe reel members. 'I f' Fig.V 4e is averticallongitudinal sectional e .view takenonline 1 -4 of Fig. 1.9 G0

' Y F gt is a detail viewlnperlspectiveof the ig. 6 is adetall view 1n perspective of the 'single form of my reel stand.

'.Withreference to the several figures ofthe i drawings', specifically my improved reel comv.prises Va 'stand ,10, yWhichin the, duplex form f `consists' of two' members y11 [brazed together as showniin'. Fig .-5f.- 5 yEa'chniember 11 "comprises a base portion 12, bent to Vthe general'.

formA ofthegletter Uy; an upright 13, and a horizontal bearing memberflf Mounted on this horizontal member is lan extended or elongated sleeve 15 provided on its 'outer sur# f, face withthreads or ridges 16 fora `purpose "'75 that will presently bedescribed. At the outer end lof the horizontal member 14e isfixe'd a suitable thrust keeper 1,7. At the inner end of saidrnember 14 isashort. collar 18 which acts as a retaining member for spring 19A coiled on member 14 between said sleeve 15 and collar 1 8.v The function offspring 19,V is to preventspin'ningof the coil andresult-l ing back lash. e

'p Rigldly mounted on sleeve 15 at its inner 35 endis a spoked reel member l20 comprising `a es hubr 21 having fixed therein suitable spo 22. These spokes 22 are so formedattheir outer endsas to provide suitable guidesy 23 for flexiblecoil holding members 24 and en-` 9.0

larged wear blocks25, which reduce the .wear Vony the flexible members 24. Saidflexible members 24e are suitably` secured vto said spokes 22 as indicated at 26.

Slidablyl mounted on sleeve 5 15 between reel, member 27 having a hub 2 8 on which are l pivoted spokesf29 ofa number to correspond guides and wear blocks 31 corresponding with like features on spokes 22. At their inner ends spokes 29 are pivoted near their outer faces as indicated at 32 so that when expanded the inner face edges 33 of said spokes 29 will engage with the. threads or` ridges 16 on sleeve 15 to prevent inward 1ongitudinal movement of hub 28 on sleeve 15.

Spokes 29 are provided on their outer faces with a series of sloping slots 34 in which are anti-friction rollers 35 mounted on pins 36. It is obvious that a series of holes could be substituted for the slots without departing from my invention. Thev flexible .coil members 24 pass through guides 30 at the outer ends of spokes 29, thence under the anti-friction rollers 35 to a suitable anchorage as indicated at 37.

It is well known that electric wiring, electric cable, and similarly formed articles are sold in coils, which are secured from unc0il ing by twine or wire lwound around the rim of the coil transverse thereto. This leaves a central opening as is well known. In the use of my improved reel the flexible members 24 are adjusted in the slots 34 to1the approximate diameter of the opening of` the coil t0 be handled. Then the spokes 29 are collapsed, the coil placed thereover, then hub'28 Vis slid outwardly on sleeve l'until the tensionk on the flexible members 24 causes the inneredges 33 lof the spokes 29 to engage the threads or ridges 16 on the sleeve 1,5, thereby making them rigid, `which rigidity will be 'maintained until the entire'coil is unwound.

lVliile I have shown the standard of my improved reel formed from aV single bent element, `it is withinv the purview of myinven- .Y `tion to form the same with any rigid base and `4o an lupright to which the horizontal bearing 'may be suitably attached.

Itis also withinthe scope of my invention to form the spokes `of my device of wood or other solidmatter as well as from sheet metal as shown.

My improved' reel `may be supported in banks 'if desired.y It is also capable of being mounted on vertically disposed bearing members.

Having thusfully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An adjustable reel for handlin open jcenter coils of wire or like materia comprising an elongated bearing member having a rigid side reel member secured at one end` thereof, a collapsible side reel member slidably mounted on said bearing member, adjustable flexible coil supporting members connecting said side reel members, and means permitting adjustment of said coil supporting members.

2. An adjustable reel for handling :open

' center coils of wire or like material comprising an elongated bearing member having a rigid side reel member secured at one end thereof, a collapsible side reel member having foldable arms and slidably mounted on said bearing member, and flexible coil supporting members connecting said side reel members at approximately the greatest diameter there- A ameter thereof andV adapted to expand the arm `of said collapsible reel member upon sliding the collapsible member away from saidl rigid member and means on said bearing and collapsible member for maintaining saine rigid when expanded.

4. An adjustable reel for handling open center coils of wire or like material, comprising an elongated bearing member having groovesron its outer surface, a rigid side reel Vmember secured at one end thereof, a c-ollapsible side reel member having foldable arms and slidably mounted on said bearing member, flexible coill supporting members connesting said side" reel members at approximately the greatest diameter thereof and adapted'to expand the arms of said collapsible reel member upon sliding the collapsible Y member away from `said rigid member, and means' on said collapsible reel member adapted when expanded to engage said grooves on the bearing member. i

5. An adjustable reel as described comprisin a standard having a base, an upright and a bearing stud, a grooved bearing member j ournalled on said stud, arigid side reel memlber secured at vone end of said bearing member, a collapsible side reel member having foldable arms and slidably mounted on said bearing umember, flexible coil supporting members connecting said rigid and collapsible reel members at approximately the greatest diameter thereof and adapted to expand the arms of said collapsible reel member upon sliding the collapsible member away from said rigid member, means on said collapsible member adapted to engage the grooves in said bearing memberl when expanded and means permitting the adj ustmeiit of said flexible members.

6. An adjustable reel for handling open i center coilsof wire or like materialfcomprising an elongated bearing 'member having a rigid side reel member secured at one `end thereof, a side reel member slidably mounted on said bearing member and comprising a-- hub `having arms pivoted thereon, flexible Coil supportingV members connecting said rigid side reel member Vwith the outery ends of said pivoted arms of the slidable side reel member whereby movement of said slid-A able member away from said rigid member' causes said arms to expand. e

7. An adjustable reel for handling open center coils of wire or like material compris` ing an elongated bearing member having se- Cured at one end thereof a rigid side reel member composed of a hub and arms, a side reel member slidably mounted on said bearing member and comp osed of a hub having pivoted thereon arms of equal number as said rigidreel member, and flexible-'coil supporting members Connecting the outer endsl of the corresponding arms of both saidreel mem-r bers, whereby outward movement of the hub of said movable side reel member will'cause said pivoted arms to expand.

8. An adjustable -reel for handling open center coils of wire or likel material comprising an elongated bearing `member havingsecured at one end thereof a rigid side reel member composed of a hub and arms having an- Chor members yat their free ends, a complementary side reel member slidably mounted on said bearing member and composed of a hub having pivoted thereonarms of a number equaling those of the rigid reel member, said arms having a series of openings, ythe openings of each series having the same radii. anchor members adapted to be secured in said openings, and flexible members fastened at their ends to said anchor members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set HOWARD" E.' SHEELEY.