WO2006130583B1 - Improved reel and reel housing - Google Patents

Improved reel and reel housing

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WO2006130583B1
WO2006130583B1 PCT/US2006/020868 US2006020868W WO2006130583B1 WO 2006130583 B1 WO2006130583 B1 WO 2006130583B1 US 2006020868 W US2006020868 W US 2006020868W WO 2006130583 B1 WO2006130583 B1 WO 2006130583B1
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drum
reel
housing portion
housing
portions
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PCT/US2006/020868
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French (fr)
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WO2006130583A3 (en
WO2006130583A2 (en
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Ramon Anthony Caamano
Christian Gerard Okonsky
Nicholas H Anderson
Christopher A Cogburn
James B A Tracey
Original Assignee
Great Stuff Inc
Ramon Anthony Caamano
Christian Gerard Okonsky
Nicholas H Anderson
Christopher A Cogburn
James B A Tracey
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Application filed by Great Stuff Inc, Ramon Anthony Caamano, Christian Gerard Okonsky, Nicholas H Anderson, Christopher A Cogburn, James B A Tracey filed Critical Great Stuff Inc
Priority to CA2608430A priority Critical patent/CA2608430C/en
Priority to AU2006252599A priority patent/AU2006252599A1/en
Priority to BRPI0610122A priority patent/BRPI0610122A2/en
Priority to EP06771558A priority patent/EP1896355A2/en
Priority to MX2007015054A priority patent/MX2007015054A/en
Priority to JP2008514768A priority patent/JP2008545601A/en
Publication of WO2006130583A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006130583A2/en
Publication of WO2006130583A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006130583A3/en
Publication of WO2006130583B1 publication Critical patent/WO2006130583B1/en
Priority to IL187356A priority patent/IL187356A0/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4402—Guiding arrangements to control paying-out and re-storing of the material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/40—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4457—Arrangements of the frame or housing
    • B65H75/446—Arrangements of the frame or housing for releasably or permanently attaching the frame to a wall, on a floor or on a post or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4457—Arrangements of the frame or housing
    • B65H75/4471—Housing enclosing the reel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4481—Arrangements or adaptations for driving the reel or the material
    • B65H75/4486—Electric motors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G11/00—Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts
    • H02G11/02—Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts using take-up reel or drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
    • B65H2701/34—Handled filamentary material electric cords or electric power cables

Abstract

A reel (10) includes a reel drum (20) enclosed within a housing (11) comprising a first housing portion (12), a second housing portion (14), and a middle housing portion (16) positioned therebetween. A spindle member (22) has a first end (24) connected to the first housing portion (12) and a second end (26) connected to the second housing portion (14). The spindle member (22) extends through an opening (28) in the drum (20) so that the drum (20) is rotatable about a spindle axis defined by the spindle member (22). The middle housing portion (16) encircles the drum (20) and has an aperture (15) through which linear material (2) can extend, the linear material (2) of a type that may be spooled on the drum (20). The middle housing portion (16) is rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum (20). In preferred embodiments, the reel (10) is a cord reel and the linear material (2) is electrical cord. In preferred embodiments, the middle housing portion (16) is rotatable at least 360o about the spindle axis. In preferred embodiments, the drum (20) is powered by an electric motor (51). In preferred embodiments, the housing (11) is substantially spherical and the reel (10) further comprises one or more support structures (18, 19) that include handles (38) and are configured to prevent the housing (11) from contacting a flat surface such as a floor or wall. In preferred embodiments, one or more temperature-sensitive switches (102, 102A, 102B) are configured to shut off power to a spooled electrical cord (2) in the event that a temperature of the reel (10) exceeds a given threshold. In preferred embodiments, a solenoid (62) is provided for locking the middle housing portion (16) with respect to the first and second housing portions (12, 14) while the motor (51) is rotating in a direction to spool the linear material (2) onto the drum (20).

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 15 February 2007 (15.02.07)
1. A reel comprising: a drum onto which & linear material can be spooled; a first housing portion; a second housing portion; a spindle member having a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connected to ttu second housing portion, the spindle member extending through an opening in the drum so that the drum is rotatable about a spindle axis defined by the spindle member; a middle housing portion encircling the drum and positioned between the first and second housing portions, the middle housing portion having an aperture through which linear material car extend, the middle housing portion being rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum; and a mechanism configured to i estrict rotation of the middle housing portion with respect to the first and second housing portions when the drum rotates in a direction to spool the linear material onto the drum; wherein the first, second, anil middle housing portions collectively form a housing for the drum.
2. The reel of Claim I, where in the first housing portion, second housing portion, and spindle member are fixed with respect to one another.
3. The reel of Claim 1, wherein the middle housing portion is freely rotatable. through at least 360° about the spindle axis.
4. The reel of Claim 1, wherein the spindle member is formed integrally with the first housing portion.
5. The reel of Claim 1, further comprising a motor configured to rotate the drum with respect to the spindle member.
6. The reel of Claim 5, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the drum through a gear reduction assembly.
7. The reel of Claim 5, wherein the motor is configured to produce rotation of a ring gear on the drum.
8. The reel of Claim 5, further comprising a remote control configured to control the motor.
9. The reel of Claim 8, wherein the remote control is secured at or near an end of linear material spooled onto the drum.
10. The reel of Claim I11 further comprising one or more temperature sensitive switches configured to shut off power to a power connector in response to detecting a temperature of the reel that exceeds a threshold, the power connector being configured to be connected to an electrical cord that may be spooled on the drum.
11. The reel of Claim 1.0, wherein the switch is configured to react to a detected temperature of a surface of the drum onto which the electrical cord is spooled-
12. The reel of Claim 1, wherein the drum comprises a substantially cylindrical member, a first end plate at a first end of the cylindrical member, and a second end Dlate at a second end of the cylindrical member; the reel further comprising: a set of concentric, electrically conductive rings on the first end plate; a power connector mounted, on the second end plate and configured uto deliver electrical power to an electrical cord spooled on the drum, the power connector being in electrical communication with the rings; and a set of electrically conductive contact elements maintained in electrical contact with the rings during rotation of the drum, the contact elements configured to be in electrical communication with a source of electrical power so that electrical power can be delivered through the contact elements, rings, and power connector to the spooled cord.
13. The reel of Claim 1, wherein the first, second, and middle housing portions collectively form a substantially spherically sfhape when, assembled together,
14. The reel of Claim I, further comprising a first support structure mounted to the first housing portion, the first support structure comprising two handle portions positioned generally on opposing sides of the first housing portion.
15. The reel of Claim 14, further comprising a second support structure mounted to the second housing portion, the second suppoit structure comprising two handle portions positioned generally on opposing sides of the second housing portion.
16. The reel of Claim 15, further comprising a mounting element configured to be secured to a wall or a ceiling, the mount) rtg element configured to suppoit the reel by locking onto two of the handle portions.
17. The reel of Claim 16, wherein the mounting element is configured to lock onto one of the handle portions of the first support structure and one of the handle portions of the second support structure.
IS. The reel of Claim 16, whetein. the mounting element is configured to lock onto both of the handle portions of either the first support structure or the second, support structure.
19. The reel of Claim 16, wherein the mounting element comprises a generally planar element configured to be mounted to a wall or ceiling; a hook member at a first enii of the planar element, the hook member sized and shaped to receive one of the handle portions; and a latch member at a second end of the planar element, the latch :κiember defining a recess sized and shaped to> receive one of the handle portions; wherein the mounting element is configured so that when one of the handle portions is received within the hook member, the reel can be rotated about the hook member so that one of the other handle portions partially deflects the latch member and then snaps into the recess.
20. The reel of Claim 1, further comprising one or more support structures secured to at least one of the housing portions, the one or more support structures configured to prevent the housing portionn from contacting a generally planar support surface regardless of the orientation of the roel.
21. A reel comprising; a drum onto which a linear material can be spooled; a first housing portion.; a second housing portion; an elongated spindle membor having a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connected to the second housing portion, the spindle member extending through .an opening in the drum so that the drum is rotatable about a spindle axis defined by the spindle member; a middle housing portion encircling the drum and positioned between the first and second housing portions, the; middle housing portion having an aperture through which linear material can extend, the middle housing portion being rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum; and one or more support structures secured to at least one of the housing portions, the one or more support structures configured to prevent the housing portions from contacting a generally planar support surface regardless of the orientation of the reel.
22. The reel of Claim 21, wherein at least one of the one or more support structures includes a handle portion.
23. The reel of Claim 21, wherein the first, second, and middle housing portions collectively form a spherical shape that substantially surrounds the drum.
24. A reel comprising: a drum onto which a linear material can be spooled; a first housing portion; a second housing portion; a spindle member having a tϊrst end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connected to the second housing portion, the spindle member extending through an opening in the drum so that the drum is rotatable about a spindle axis defined by the spindle member; a middle housing portion encircling the drum and positioned between the first and second housing portions, the middle housing portion having an aperture through which linear material car extend, the middle housing portion being rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum; a motor configured to produce rotation of the drum in a first direction for spooling linear material onto the cLi iim, and a second direction opposite the.' first direction for unspooling linear material from the drum; and a mechanism having a first position in which the mechanism restricts rotation of the middle housing port on with respect lo the first housing portion and a second position in which the mechanism does not restrict rotation of the middle housing portion, the mechanism configured to move to the first position when the motor causes the drum to rotate in the first direction.
25. A reel comprising: a drum onto which an electrical cord can be spooled; a power connector on the drun for connection to the cord; a first housing portion; a second housing portion; a spindle member having a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connected to the second housing portion, the spindle member extending through an opening in the drum so that the drum is rotatable about; a spindle axis defined by the spindle member; a middle housing portion encircling the drum and positioned between the first and second housing portions, the middle housing portion having an aperture through which linear material can extend, the middle housing portion being rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum; one or more switches configured to sense a temperature of the reel-and shut off electrical power supplied to the power connector in response to detecting a temperature that exceeds a threshold.
26. The reel of Claim 25, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to sense a temperature of a surface of the drum onto which linear material is spooled.
27. The reel of Claim 25, where ,n the one or more sensors comprise a oluralitv of sensors connected in parallel.
28. A method of reel ing linear πi aterial, comprising: providing a spool of linear material on a drum; providing first and second housing portions; rotating the drum about a spindle axis defined by a spindle member having a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end conπecfed.to? the second housing portion, the spindle member extending through an opening in the drum; providing a middle housing portion between the first and second housing portions, the middle housing portion having an aperture through which the linear material extends, the first, second, and middle housing portions collectively forming a housing for the drum; rotating the middle housing portion independently of the drum about, the spindle axis; and restricting rotation of the middle housing portion with respect to the first and second housing portions while rotating the drum in a direction to spool the linear material onto the drum.
29. The method of Claim 28, wherein rotating the middle housing portion comprises rotating the middle housing portion at least 360° about the spindle axis.
30- The method of Claim 28, further comprising positionally fixing.the first housing portion, second housing portion, and spindle member with respect to one another.
31. The method of Claim 28, wherein the spindle member is formed integrally with the first housing portion.
32. The method of Claim 28, wherein rotating the drum comprises activating a motor that causes the drum to rotate.
33. The method of Claim 32, w herein activating a motor comprises activating a motor that rotates the drum through a gear reduction assembly.
34. The method of Claim 32, therein the motor is electrically powered, the method further comprising: providing a temperature sentior for detecting ,a temperature of the reel; and providing a switch that automatically shuts off power to the motor in response to the sensor detecting a temperature of the reel that exceeds a threshold.
35. The method of Claim 34 , wherein providing a temperature sensor comprises providing a sensor that detects a temperature of a surface of the drum onto which linear material is spooled.
36. The method of Claim 32, wherein rotating the drum comprises rotating. a ring gear on the drum.
37. The method of Claim 28, wlierein providing a spool of linear material on the drum comprises: providing a substantially cylindrical member with a first end plate at a first end of the cylindrical member and a second end plate at a second end of the cylindrical member; and winding an electrical cord onto the cylindrical member between the end . plates, the method further comprising: providing a set of concentric, electrically conductive rings on the first end late; configuring the drum so that the rings are in, electrical commuuication with the cord spooled on the drum; maintaining a set of electrically conductive contact elements in electrical contact with the slip rings during rotation of the drum; electrically connecting the contact elements with a source of electrical power; and housing a power connector and the plug of the electrical cord on the second end plate, the power connector being electrically connected to the plug, the power connector being electrically connected to the slip rings.
38. The method of Claim 28, wherein the first, second, and middle housing portions collectively form a substantially spherically shape when assembled together.
39. The method of Claim 28, further comprising mounting a first simnort structure to the first housing portion, the first support structure comprising two handle portions positioned generally on opposing aides of the first housing portion.
40. The method of Claim 39, wherein mounting the first support structure. comprises mounting a pair of elongated mounting portions on opposing sides of the first housing portion, each mounting portion having one end coupled to an end of one o f the handle portions and another end coupled i::i an end of the other of the handle portions, each end of the handle portions being couplud to only one of the mounting portions
41. The method of Claim 39, further comprising mounting a second support structure to the second housing portion, the second support structure comprising two handle portions positioned generally on opposing sides of the second housing portion.
42. The method of Claim 41, fur! her comprising: locking a mounting element onto two of the handle portions; and securing the mounting element to a wall or a ceiling,
43. The method of Claim 42, whorein locking the mounting element comprises- locking the mounting element onto one of the handle portions of the first support structure and one of the handle portions of the second support structure.
44. The method of Claim 42, wherein locking the mounting element commises locking the mounting element onto both of :he handle portions of either the first support structure or the second support structure,
45. The method of Claim 41, further comprising: providing a generally planar element; providing a hook member fixed with respect to a first end of the planar element, the hook member sized and .shaped to receive one of the handle portions; providing a latch member fixed with respect to a second end of the planar element, the latch member defining a recess sized and shaped to receive orie.of the handle portions; mounting the planar element to a wall or ceiling; receiving one of the handle portions within the hook member; and, rotating the reel about the hook member so that one of the other handle portions partially deflects the latch member and then snaps into the recess.
46. The method of Claim 28, further comprising securing one oτ more support structures to at least one of the housing portions, the one or more support structures configured to prevent the housing portions from contacting a generally planar support surface regardless of the orientation of the reel.
47. An apparatus for mounting to a reel, housing having a plurality of housing portions that collectively surround a reel drum, the apparatus comprising: a first support structure configured to mount to a lower housing portion of the reel housing, the first support: structure comprising two elongated: handle portions configured to be positioned generally on opposing sides of the lower housing portion, the first support structure being configured to support the reel housing on a lower generally flat support surface; and a second support structure configured to mount to an upper housing portion of the reel housing, the second support structure comprising two elongated handle portions configured to be positioned generally on opposing sides of the upper housing portion, the second support structure being configured to support the reel housing on a lower generally flat support surface when the reel housing is upside down; wherein the first and second support structures are configured to prevent the reel housing from contacting a generally flat surface regardless ; of the orientation of the reel housing.
48. The apparatus of Claim 47, wherein the reel housing is substantially spherical.
49. The apparatus of Claim 47, therein the handle portions of the first support structure are substantially parallel to one another, the handle portions of the second support structure being substantially parallel to one another
50. The apparatus of Claim 47, wherein each of the support structures further comprises a pair of elongated mounting portions configured to be mounted on opposing sides of the housing portion to which the support structure mounts, each mounting portion having one end coupled to an end of one or the handle portions of the support structure and another end coupled to an end of the other of the handle portions of the support structure, each end of the handle portions being coupled to only one of the mounting portions.
51. The apparatus of Claim 47, further compiling a mounting element configured to be secured to a wall or a ceiling and also configured to support the reel housing by gripping onto two of the handle portions.
52. The apparatus of Claim 51, wherein the mounting element is configured to grip onto one of the handle portions of the first support structure and one of the handle portions of the second support structure.
53. The apparatus of Claim 51, vherein the mounting element is configured to grip onto both of the handle portions of either the first support structure or the second support structure.
54. The apparatus of Claim 51, wherein the mounting element comprises: a plate configured to be mounted to a wall or ceiling; a hook member fixed with respect to a first end of the plate the h ook member sized and shaped to icceive one of the handle portions; and a latch member fixed with respect to a second end of the plate, the latch member defining a recess sized and shaped to receive one of the handle portions; wherein the mounting element is configured so that when (1) at least one of the support structures is mounted Io one of the housing portions and (2) one of the handle portions is received within the hook member, the reel housing can be rotated about the hook member so that one of the other handle portions partially deflects the latch member and then snaps into the recess.
55. The reel of Claim 24, wheiuin the mechanism comprises an electrical mechanism.
56. The reel of Claim 24, wherein the mechanism comprises a solenoid.
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BRPI0610122A BRPI0610122A2 (en) 2005-05-31 2006-05-26 spools and spool housing assembly equipment and linear material winding method
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