Patent · US Expired

Hand carrier for shrunk wrap coils of filamentary material

US5938260A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 1998
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2402/412
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transportable carrier for removably retaining coils of filamentary material wound in a Figure-8 pattern and having a radial payout hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface of the wound coil, wherein a pair of carriage assemblies each including a bottom frame member and an upper frame member interconnected by a pair of spaced apart vertically movable carriage assemblies, the pair of carriage assemblies being separated by a pair of spaced support members attached to a respective one of the bottom frame members and a handle extending between the respective upper frame members of the respective carriage assembly; each of the upper frame members including a retaining member for engaging the upper surface of a wound coil lying between the bottom frame members; and the handle enabling vertical upward and downward movement of the carriage assemblies to accommodate different sized wound coils; and vertical downward movement of the handle enabling each retaining member to engage an upper surface of a wound coil positioned in the carrier between the separated bottom frame members; and the pair of spaced apart support members supporting a bottom portion of the wound coil.

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