Spooled rope display and dispensing rack

• US 5,263,658 A
• Filed: 10/05/1992
• Issued: 11/23/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cabos Marinos Del Sureste, S.A. De C.V.
• Original Assignee: Wellington Leisure Products, Inc. (Standard Industries Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Monk, Robert, Baucom, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): GILREATH, STANLEY
• Application Number:
  US07/956,270
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 242/129.6, 242/129.62, 242/129.5, 242/130, 242/131, 242/129, 242/139, 242/141, 312/133, 211/162, 211/163, 211/95, 211/45
• US Class Current: 242/129.62
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 49/32 Stands or frameworks

Abstract

A rack (10) for displaying and dispensing spools of rope one behind the other in limited spaces. The rack has a base (13), a plate (12) reciprocally mounted to the base, and a frame (11) pivotably mounted to the plate. The frame includes rods (22) for rotatably mounting spools of rope one behind the other.

Claims

1. A rack for displaying and dispensing spooled rope within a limited space having a flooring or shelf and a rear wall, and with the rack comprising a base plate having an upper surface, two bearing rails mounted to said base plate upper surface, a frame support plate mounted to said bearing rails for reciprocal movement of said frame support plate above and relative to said base plate, a frame having a floor and means for rotatably mounting at least two spools of rope one behind the other, and pivot means pivotably mounting said frame floor to said frame support plate whereby with the rack positioned on a flooring close to a rear wall of a limited space its frame may be rotated to display spooled rope from either side of the frame without the frame striking the rear wall by moving the frame away from the wall to allow clearance between the frame and the rear wall as the frame is rotated and then returned to its position close to the wall.

2. The rack of claim 1 wherein said frame floor is mounted closely adjacent said frame support plate and said frame support plate is mounted closely adjacent said base plate.

3. The rack of claim 1 further comprising detent means for releasibly maintaining said frame in selected rotary positions.

4. The rack of claim 1 wherein said pivot means comprises an annular bearing.

5. The rack of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of rope holding means for releasibly holding ends of spooled ropes supported upon said frame.