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US3224707A
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Device for coiling and storing wire rope and the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-12
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1984-11-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carter H Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:53
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H75/00; B65H75/02; B65H75/34; B65H75/36; B65H75/362; B65H75/364
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE USED FOR COILING AND UNCOILING WIRE ROPE OR A LIKE ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT HAVING SUFFICIENT STIFFNESS TO WITHSTAND MODERATE AXIAL COMPRESSION COMPRISING: A RECEPTACLE HAVING A GENERALLY ANNULAR STORAGE SPACE DEFINED BY A GENERALLY CIRCULAR OUTER SIDEWALL AND AN INTEGRAL ANNULAR BOTTOM WALL, A BASE ON WHICH SAID RECEPTACLE IS MOUNTED, MEANS MOUNTING SAID RECEPTACLE FOR ROTATION ABOUT A CENTRAL AXIS COINCIDING WITH THE CENTRAL AXIS OF SAID ANNULAR SPACE, MEANS AXIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID SIDEWALL FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID BASE AND EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID CENTRAL AXIS FOR RESTRAINING UPWARD MOVEMENT OF COILS OF SUCH ROPE OUT OF SAID SPACE, AN ELONGATED RIGID GUIDE CARRIED BY SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID ROPE LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH, SAID GUIDE EXTENDING ALONG A LINE OF ACTION INTERSECTING SAID ANNULAR SPACE FOR RESTRAINING SAID ROPE TO AXIAL MOVEMENT ALONG SAID LINE OF ACTTION AT SAID GUIDE, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SUCH ROPE AXIALLY TOWARD SAID RECEPTACLE URGES SAID ROPE AGAINST SAID OUTER SIDEWALL TO ROTATE SAID RECEPTACLE IN ONE DIRECTION AND TO FORM COILS OF ROPE, AND MOVEMENT OF SUCH ROPE AWAY FROM SAID RECEPTACLE ROTATES THE LATTER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND UNWINDS THE COILS FROM SAID SPACE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
204 words
A DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE USED FOR COILING AND UNCOILING WIRE ROPE OR A LIKE ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT HAVING SUFFICIENT STIFFNESS TO WITHSTAND MODERATE AXIAL COMPRESSION COMPRISING: A RECEPTACLE HAVING A GENERALLY ANNULAR STORAGE SPACE DEFINED BY A GENERALLY CIRCULAR OUTER SIDEWALL AND AN INTEGRAL ANNULAR BOTTOM WALL, A BASE ON WHICH SAID RECEPTACLE IS MOUNTED, MEANS MOUNTING SAID RECEPTACLE FOR ROTATION ABOUT A CENTRAL AXIS COINCIDING WITH THE CENTRAL AXIS OF SAID ANNULAR SPACE, MEANS AXIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID SIDEWALL FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID BASE AND EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID CENTRAL AXIS FOR RESTRAINING UPWARD MOVEMENT OF COILS OF SUCH ROPE OUT OF SAID SPACE, AN ELONGATED RIGID GUIDE CARRIED BY SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID ROPE LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH, SAID GUIDE EXTENDING ALONG A LINE OF ACTION INTERSECTING SAID ANNULAR SPACE FOR RESTRAINING SAID ROPE TO AXIAL MOVEMENT ALONG SAID LINE OF ACTTION AT SAID GUIDE, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SUCH ROPE AXIALLY TOWARD SAID RECEPTACLE URGES SAID ROPE AGAINST SAID OUTER SIDEWALL TO ROTATE SAID RECEPTACLE IN ONE DIRECTION AND TO FORM COILS OF ROPE, AND MOVEMENT OF SUCH ROPE AWAY FROM SAID RECEPTACLE ROTATES THE LATTER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND UNWINDS THE COILS FROM SAID SPACE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-12-20 | 1969-06-21 | 1969-12-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-12-20 | 1973-06-21 | 1973-12-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-12-20 | 1977-06-21 | 1977-12-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |