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Skein holder

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-15
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-06-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peter J Rash

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 06:37
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H49/00; B65H49/18; B65H49/20; B65H49/30; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/31; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/20; Y10S425/201

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 220 words
A SKEIN HOLDER PROVIDING A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE HAVING AN ELONGATED HOLLOW STANDARD AND A TRIPODIAL STAND COLLAPSIBLY CARRIED BY SAID STANDARD AND INCLUDING: (A) A SUPPORTING HUB ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON ONE EBND OF SAID STANDARD AND ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE WHEN SAID TRIPODIAL STAND IS IN ITS EXTENDED POSITION, (B) A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY EXTENDING ELONGATED WIRE ARMS CONNECTED TO SAID HUB AND PROVIDED AT CORRESPONDING FREE ENDS WITH VERTICALLY EXTENDING SKEINRECEIVING HOOKS DISPOSED WITHIN THE RADII DEFINED BY SAID ARMS AND BEYOND THE EXTREMITIES OF THE EXTENDED TRIPODIAL STAND, (C) SAID SUPPORTING HUB HAVING FORMED THEREIN A PLURALITY OF APERTURES EQUALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THE CENTER OF SAID HUB A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE, (D) EACH OF SAID ARMS HAVING THEIR CORRESPONDING OPPOSITE ENDS FORMED TO PROVIDE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING OFFSET MOUNTINGS, (E) SAID OFFSET MOUNTINGS PROVIDING AN INSET PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SELECTED APERTURES FORMED IN SAID SUPPORTING HUB, WITH THE ENDS OF SAID OFFSET MOUNTINGS BEYOND SAID INSET PORTION LYING IN FACIAL ABUTMENT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID HUB TO BEAR THE WEIGHT OF SAID ARMS AND TO PIVOTALLY AND REMOBALY CONNECT THE SAME TO SAID HUB, (F) AND A CIRCULAR LATCH PLATE REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID HUB FOR FRICTIONALLY SECURING THEREBETWEEN SAID ARMS IN A PREDETERMINED ADJUSTED RADIAL POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID STANDARD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 220 words
A SKEIN HOLDER PROVIDING A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE HAVING AN ELONGATED HOLLOW STANDARD AND A TRIPODIAL STAND COLLAPSIBLY CARRIED BY SAID STANDARD AND INCLUDING: (A) A SUPPORTING HUB ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON ONE EBND OF SAID STANDARD AND ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE WHEN SAID TRIPODIAL STAND IS IN ITS EXTENDED POSITION, (B) A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY EXTENDING ELONGATED WIRE ARMS CONNECTED TO SAID HUB AND PROVIDED AT CORRESPONDING FREE ENDS WITH VERTICALLY EXTENDING SKEINRECEIVING HOOKS DISPOSED WITHIN THE RADII DEFINED BY SAID ARMS AND BEYOND THE EXTREMITIES OF THE EXTENDED TRIPODIAL STAND, (C) SAID SUPPORTING HUB HAVING FORMED THEREIN A PLURALITY OF APERTURES EQUALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THE CENTER OF SAID HUB A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE, (D) EACH OF SAID ARMS HAVING THEIR CORRESPONDING OPPOSITE ENDS FORMED TO PROVIDE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING OFFSET MOUNTINGS, (E) SAID OFFSET MOUNTINGS PROVIDING AN INSET PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SELECTED APERTURES FORMED IN SAID SUPPORTING HUB, WITH THE ENDS OF SAID OFFSET MOUNTINGS BEYOND SAID INSET PORTION LYING IN FACIAL ABUTMENT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID HUB TO BEAR THE WEIGHT OF SAID ARMS AND TO PIVOTALLY AND REMOBALY CONNECT THE SAME TO SAID HUB, (F) AND A CIRCULAR LATCH PLATE REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID HUB FOR FRICTIONALLY SECURING THEREBETWEEN SAID ARMS IN A PREDETERMINED ADJUSTED RADIAL POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID STANDARD.

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