Patent · US Expired

Storage of cable

US5485973A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1994
Grant dateJan 23, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H57/20
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Cable is stored a receptacle by a coiling mechanism. In the coiling mechanism, an arm receives the cable at an axis, and supports the cable as it passes from the axis to a feed end located at a point radially spaced from the axis. A cable driver forces the cable into the arm at the axis and toward the feed end. And an arm driver assists rotation of the arm about the axis while the cable is being forced into the arm at the axis.

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