US1907895A - Collapsible reel - Google Patents

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Patented May 9, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE J'OEANN JOSEPH BTOECKLY, F TELTOW SEEHOI um 3mm, Gm, ASBIGHOB TO AMERICAN GLANZSTOFF CORPORATION, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE Application filed October 8, 1931, Serial I0.

This invention relates to an improved reel adapted to be used in handling skeins.

One object of this invention is to rovide a reel of such a character that one en thereof may readily be collapsed to facilitate the removal of a skein therefrom.

It is another object of this invention to provide a reel having means at e1ther end thereof which will hold a skein in position and prevent any tendency of the skein to slide or slip off the same.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a reel having means connected thereto by which oneend thereof may readily be collapsed.

These and other objects of this 1nvent1on will become more apparentfrom a perusal of the following specification and a study of the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the reel certain parts being in cross-section; and

Figure 2 is a similar view of the reel, but showing a modification thereof.

Referring now to the drawing. and more particularly to Figure 1, there is shown a four-armed reel to be used in handling skeins, comprising an axle adapted to be mounted on a shaft 11, and having fixedlv secured thereto a hub 12. Spaced holes. preferably four in number. are provided in the hub and serve as sockets for the ends of the arms 13 of the reel. These arms proiect radially from the hub and are bent at right angles at,14 forming portions running parallel with the axle. It will be noted that the angles 14 are so shaped that they proiect above the portions 15 and thus prevent the skein from slipping off that end of the reel. The arms are bent into spiral form, as

shown at 16, and the hooked ends 17 thereof are fastened to pegs 18 located in sockets 19 formed in the movable hub 20. It will be noted that the spiral portions of the arms also project above the portions 15 and thus prevent the skein from slipping off that end of the reel.

The hub 20 is provided with a suitable handle 21, which in turn is provided with a bore 22 located at right angles to the axis of w the axle. A pin 23 is movably mounted in conmsnau: 1mm.

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the bore and serves to hold the hub in either of two positions in the axle by virtue of the two spaced 0 nings 24 and 24'. It will be appreciated t at, when the movable hub is shifted from the sition shown in Figure 1 to a position which will permit the pin 23 to be located in the opening 24, the diameter of the reel will be decreased. The spiral formation of the reel at the movable end, not only gives the reel elasticity, but also ren ders the collapsingof the reel easier and prevents the breakage thereof.

In the modification shown in Figure 2- the hooked ends 17 of the arms 13' of the reel are connected to pegs 18' located in sockets 19' formed in a hub 25 fixedly secured to the axle 10' by means of a in 26. The arms are bent to form the s ein holding means and are identical in construction to that disclosed in Figure 1. The other ends of the arms are rigidly secured to a hub 27 movably mounted on the axle. A handle or knob 28 is secured to the axle by means of which the axle can be drawn through the hub against the tension of a spring 29 adjustably mounted on the axle by means of a ring 30.

In operation, the hub 27 is held stationary and the axle is drawn therethrough, moving thelhub 25 inwardly and hence collapsing the rec From the above description it will be seen that a simple and efiicient collapsible reel has been provided from which the skeins may easily be removed or on which they may readily be glaced.

Althoug theinvention has been described with reference to the specific embodiments disclosed, it is to be understood that the invention is not specifically limited thereto, but may be varied in many details without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible reel comprising, in combination, an axle, a hub fixedly secured thereto and having a plurality of radially disposed sockets formed therein, a second hub adjustably secured to said axle at a distance from the first mentioned hub and having a plurality of receses formed therein, retaining means secured in said recesses, a plurality of carrier means extending radially from said axle, each comprising a substantially U- shaped wire having a hook formed at one end 5 secured to one of said retaining means, the other end of said wire being secured in one of said sockets.

2. A collapsible reel comprising, in com bination, an axle having a plurality of open= ings formed therein, a hub fixedly secured thereto and having a plurality of radially disposed sockets formed therein, a second hub adjustably secured to said axle at a distance from the first mentioned hub and having a plurality of recesses formed therein, retain mgmeans secured in said recesses, means associated with saidhub adapted to be positioned in the o enings in said axle to hold the same in di erent positions on said axle,

a plurality of carrier means extending radially from said axle, each comprising a substantially eU-shaped wire having a hook formed at one end secured to one of said retaining means, the other end of said wire being secured in one of said sockets.

3. A collapsible reel comprising, in combination, an axle, a hub fixedly secured there to, a second hub movably mounted thereon and spaced from said first mentioned hub,

9 carrier means associated with said hub,a handle rigidly secured to said axle adjacent the movably mountedhub, whereby when the handle is moved away from the movably mounted hub the fixed hub is moved toward the movably mounted hub decreasing the diameter of the carrier means. 7

4. A collapsible reel comprising, in combination, an axle, a hub fixedly secured thereto, a second hub movably mounted thereon and spaced from said first mentioned hub,

carrier means associated with said hub, a handle rigidly secured to said axle adjacent the movably mounted hub, whereby when the handle is moved away from the movably mounted hub the fixed hub is moved toward the movably mounted hub decreasing the diameter of the carrier means, and a spring mounted between said hub adapted to return the fixed hub to its original osition.

In testimony whereof I afl x mysi ature.

JOHAllN JOSEPH STOEC Y.

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