Static grounding reels

• US 3,176,931 A
• Filed: 02/02/1962
• Issued: 04/06/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George A. Hannay
• Original Assignee: George A. Hannay
• Inventors: Hannay, George A.
• Application Number:
  US04/170,661
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• US Class Current: 242/376.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/35 Ropes, lines
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/38 involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/4402 Guiding arrangements to control paying-out and re-storing of the material guides per se B65H57/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/4434 actuated by pulling on or imparting an inclination to the material
• CPC Class Codes: H05F 3/02 by means of earthing connections

Claims

1. A STATIC GROUNDING REEL ASSEMBLY FOR A GROUND CABLE, COMPRISING A FRAME COMPRISING A BASE ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AND A PAIR OF SYMMETRICAL ARMS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF, SAID ARMS INCLUDING PARALLEL LOWER PORTIONS, PARALLEL UPPER PORTIONS AND INCLINED PORTIONS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID LOWER AND SAID UPPER PORTIONS, SAID UPPER PORTIONS BEING SPACED A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE SPACING OF SAID LOWER PORTION;

A STATIONARY SHAFT MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND INCLUDING A METAL PORTION ABUTTING SAID UPPER PORTIONS, AND A PAIR OF EXTERNALLY THREADED END PORTIONS OF REDUCED DIAMETER SUPPORTED ON AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID UPPER PORTIONS;

A DRUM ROTATABLE ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, SAID DRUM COMPRISING A RING, AND A PAIR OF ANNULAR FLANGES SECURED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RING AND EXTENDING RADIALLY INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID RING, WHEREBY THE CABLE IS ADAPTED TO BE WOUND ON SAID RING AND RETAINED THEREON BY SAID FLANGES;

A PAIR OF BALL BEARINGS SUPPORTED O SAID MEDIAL PORTION OF SAID SHAFT;

A BEARING SUPPORT PLATE SECURED TO ONE OF SAID FLANGES AND TO ONE OF SAID BALL BEARINGS;

A RATCHET WHEEL SECURED TO THE OTHER OF SAID FLANGES AND TO THE OTHER OF SAID BALL BEARINGS, WHEREBY SAID DRUM IS SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME VIA SAID SHAFT, SAID BALL BEARINGS, SAID BEARING SUPPORT PLATE AND SAID RATCHET WHEEL;

A SPIRAL TORSION SPRING ENCLOSED IN SAID DRUM BETWEEN SAID FLANGES AND HAVING ONE END ANCHORED ON SAID RING AND ITS OTHER END ANCHORED BY SAID SHAFT, SAID SPRING BIASING SAID DRUM IN A WINDING DIRECTION;

A PAWL RELEASABLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID RATCHET WHEEL FOR LOCKING SAID DRUM AGAINST ROTATION DUE TO THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING;

A GUIDE ADAPTED TO GUIDE THE CABLE;

AN ADJUSTABLE GUIDE SUPPORT ARM MOUNTED ON ONE END OF SAID SHAFT AND SUPPORTING SAID GUIDE AT ITS OUTER END;

AND A LOCK RING HAVING AXIALLY PROJECTING TEETH ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID GUIDE SUPPORT ARM AND INCLUDING A FLAT FACE ABUTTING SAID UPPER PORTION OF ONE OF SAID ARMS OF SAID FRAME, SAID LOCK RING INCLUDING A PROJECTION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ARM OF SAID FRAME TO PREVENT ROTATION OF SAID LOCK RING AND SAID GUIDE SUPPORT ARM FROM ITS ADJUSTED POSITION.