Device for dispensing wire, cable or the like
First Claim
1. A device for dispensing wire, cable, or the like, comprising:
- a) a box defining a parallelepiped body having a bottom, side walls and a removable cover;
said box displaying an opening for the egress therefrom of a strand of wire, cable or the like;
b) a reel rotatably mounted in said box;
said reel consisting of a hub and opposite side plates confining therebetween a wound supply of wire, cable, or the like to be dispensed;
c) a brake device securely mounted in said box;
said brake device having a pivotable portion adapted to be slidingly contacted by said strand prior to egressing from said box;
d) inter-engageable means on said brake device and on one of said side plates cooperating to stop rotation of said reel; and
e) resilient means having a first portion secured to said brake device and a second portion contacting a side wall of said box, said second portion being resiliently compressed against said side wall to urge said cooperating means in inter-engagement;
said pivotable portion of said brake device being pivoted by a pull on said strand outside said box thereby freeing said cooperating means from engagement with one another and allowing said reel to rotate in a dispensing direction;
said resilient means returning said cooperating means in engagement upon release of said pull to thereby block rotation of said reel.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes herein a box within which is mounted a reel having a supply of wire, cable or the like to be dispensed. An opening is provided in one of the walls of the box to allow the egress of one end of the strand. A cover securely contains the reel within the box. Also mounted within the box is a brake device which has a portion slidingly contacted by the strand prior to egressing from the box. An external pull on the strand frees interengageable elements on the brake device and on one of the side plates of the reel from blocking rotation of the reel in one direction. As soon as a pull is no longer exerted on the strand, a resilient element on the brake device urges the elements to interengage to thereby stop rotation of the reel.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for dispensing wire, cable, or the like, comprising:
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a) a box defining a parallelepiped body having a bottom, side walls and a removable cover;
said box displaying an opening for the egress therefrom of a strand of wire, cable or the like;b) a reel rotatably mounted in said box;
said reel consisting of a hub and opposite side plates confining therebetween a wound supply of wire, cable, or the like to be dispensed;c) a brake device securely mounted in said box;
said brake device having a pivotable portion adapted to be slidingly contacted by said strand prior to egressing from said box;d) inter-engageable means on said brake device and on one of said side plates cooperating to stop rotation of said reel; and e) resilient means having a first portion secured to said brake device and a second portion contacting a side wall of said box, said second portion being resiliently compressed against said side wall to urge said cooperating means in inter-engagement;
said pivotable portion of said brake device being pivoted by a pull on said strand outside said box thereby freeing said cooperating means from engagement with one another and allowing said reel to rotate in a dispensing direction;
said resilient means returning said cooperating means in engagement upon release of said pull to thereby block rotation of said reel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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