Wire spool caddy
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1. A caddy for carrying spools, comprising:
- two opposite side walls held in fixed relation by members and having complementary T-shaped slots formed in each wall, each T-shaped slot comprised of a central release track and a perpendicular travel slot the members affixed to each side wall are oriented to form a cage to hold one or more spools of similar diameter, at least one of the members is a locking member that moves within the central release tracks and the perpendicular travel slots of the two complementary T-shaped slots, the locking member moves along the perpendicular travel slots under the force of gravity to retain the spools within the cage as the caddy is moved to different orientations to a surface, and when the locking member is moved along the central release tracks away from the perpendicular travel slots sufficient clearance is provided to allow a spool to be added or removed from the cage.
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Abstract
A caddy for carrying spools such as those for electrical wire. The caddy has complementary T-shaped slots in opposite side walls and members affixed between the side wall that support the spools, forming a cage, and one member rides within the T-shaped slot. The moving member may be pulled away from the cage to allow for room to release a spool from its cage, but the member will move by itself in response to movement of the caddy to keep the spool or spools locked within the cage.
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18 Claims
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1. A caddy for carrying spools, comprising:
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two opposite side walls held in fixed relation by members and having complementary T-shaped slots formed in each wall, each T-shaped slot comprised of a central release track and a perpendicular travel slot the members affixed to each side wall are oriented to form a cage to hold one or more spools of similar diameter, at least one of the members is a locking member that moves within the central release tracks and the perpendicular travel slots of the two complementary T-shaped slots, the locking member moves along the perpendicular travel slots under the force of gravity to retain the spools within the cage as the caddy is moved to different orientations to a surface, and when the locking member is moved along the central release tracks away from the perpendicular travel slots sufficient clearance is provided to allow a spool to be added or removed from the cage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15)
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10. A method for storing spools of wire, comprising the steps of:
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providing a caddy for carrying spools, comprising two opposite side walls held in fixed relation by members and having complementary T-shaped slots formed in each wall, each T-shaped slot comprised of a central release track and a perpendicular travel slot, the members affixed to each side wall are oriented to form a cage to hold one or more spools of similar diameter, at least one of the members is a locking member that moves within the central release tracks and the perpendicular travel slots of the two complementary T-shaped slots, the locking member moves along the perpendicular travel slots under the force of gravity to retain the spools within the cage as the caddy is moved to different orientations to a surface, whereby when the locking member is moved along the central release tracks away from the perpendicular travel slots there is sufficient clearance provided to allow a spool to be added or removed from the cage, and placing a spool within the cage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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