Wire spool

• US 6,047,918 A
• Filed: 01/27/1999
• Issued: 04/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Japan Automatic Machine Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Japan Automatic Machine Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Saito, Kazushige
• Primary Examiner(s): Jillions, John M.
• Application Number:
  US09/237,899
• Time in Patent Office: 440 Days
• Field of Search: 242/580, 242/125.2, 242/611, 242/611.2, 242/125.1, 242/587
• US Class Current: 242/580
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2402/414 Manual tools for filamentary material, e.g. for mounting or removing a bobbin, measuring tension or splicing
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/5152 End flanges and barrel of different material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/14 with two end flanges
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/28 Arrangements for positively securing ends of material

Abstract

A wire spool for winding therearound a tying wire has a cylindrical wire winding body. A pair of flanges are integrally formed on both axial ends of the wire winding body. One of the flanges has formed on an outer periphery thereof a pair of notches in close proximity to each other. Between those sides which form one of the notches, that side which lies closer to the other of the notches is formed so as to expand an opening of said one of the notches. Between those sides which form the other of the notches, that side which lies farther from said one of the notches is provided with an overhung portion so as to narrow an opening of the other of the notches.

Claims

1. A wire spool for winding therearound a tying wire comprising:

a cylindrical wire winding body;

a pair of flanges integrally formed on both axial ends of said wire winding body;

wherein one of said flanges has formed on an outer periphery thereof a pair of notches in close proximity to each other;

wherein, between those sides which form one of said notches, that side which lies closer to the other of said notches is formed so as to expand an opening of said one of said notches; and

wherein, between those sides which form the other of said notches, that side which lies farther from said one of said notches is provided with an overhung portion so as to narrow an opening of the other of said notches.

2. A wire spool according to claim 1, wherein, among the sides which form the other of said notches, that side which lies closer to said one of said notches is inclined so as to expand the opening of the other of said notches.

3. A wire spool according to claim 1, wherein said wire winding body has a hole which is made up of a polygonal hole and an axial circular hole which is smaller in diameter than said polygonal hole, and wherein said wire winding body has a throughgoing hole which penetrates from an outer periphery of said wire winding body for engaging an inner terminal end of the tying wire.

4. A wire spool according to claim 2, wherein said wire winding body has a hole which is made up of a polygonal hole and an axial circular hole which is smaller in diameter than said polygonal hole, and wherein said wire winding body has a throughgoing hole which penetrates from an outer periphery of said wire winding body for engaging an inner terminal end of the tying wire.