Patent · US Expired

Reel with adjustable fleet angle

US5950953A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1998
Grant dateSep 14, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/34
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reel for receiving, storing, and paying out a cable, hose at a predetermined fleet angle between upper and lower guides which control the position of said cable, hose on a drum, said predetermined fleet angle being adjustable to a higher or lower angle by moving the guides from position to position around a portion of the circumference of the reel.

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