US3584809A — Reel for coils of welding wire

Claim 1

Independent Claim 344 words

A reel for mounting welding wire coils, said reel comprising: a frame comprising a hub portion and a plurality of arms extending from said hub portion radially of the axis of said hub portion, said arms being disposed in substantial coplanar relation, each of said arms intermediate their ends carrying a stud extending perpendicular to the plane of said arms, said studs being positioned substantially equally distance from said axis, with the portions of the respective arms extending radially outwardly of said hub portion beyond the respective studs each defining an abutment surfacing facing in the direction of said studs, each of said studs carrying a holder member including a sleeve through which the respective studs extend and a laterally directed finger, with the sleeves of the respective holder members being formed with a cam surface projecting radially of the respective stud and disposed in alignment with the respective fingers thereof circumferentially of the respective sleeves, and with the fingers of the respective holder members each defining an abutment surface opposing the pLane of said frame arms, and latch means for the respective holder members to releasably latch same against swinging movement about their respective studs, from a first extended position in which the fingers of the respective holder members are aligned with the respective frame arms carrying same, and from a second retracted position in which fingers of the respective holder members are disposed substantially crosswise of the respective frame arms carrying same, said latch means for each holder member comprising lug and slot means extending longitudinally of the respective holder member sleeves, whereby said holder members are adjustable longitudinally of their respective sleeves when latched in either of said positions between an inner position in which their said surfaces are disposed at a minimum distance from said frame area surfaces and an outer position in which their said surfaces are disposed at a maximum distance from said frame arm surfaces, and means carried by the respective studs for releasably securing the respective holder members against said movement longitudinally of said sleeves thereof.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 344 words

A reel for mounting welding wire coils, said reel comprising: a frame comprising a hub portion and a plurality of arms extending from said hub portion radially of the axis of said hub portion, said arms being disposed in substantial coplanar relation, each of said arms intermediate their ends carrying a stud extending perpendicular to the plane of said arms, said studs being positioned substantially equally distance from said axis, with the portions of the respective arms extending radially outwardly of said hub portion beyond the respective studs each defining an abutment surfacing facing in the direction of said studs, each of said studs carrying a holder member including a sleeve through which the respective studs extend and a laterally directed finger, with the sleeves of the respective holder members being formed with a cam surface projecting radially of the respective stud and disposed in alignment with the respective fingers thereof circumferentially of the respective sleeves, and with the fingers of the respective holder members each defining an abutment surface opposing the pLane of said frame arms, and latch means for the respective holder members to releasably latch same against swinging movement about their respective studs, from a first extended position in which the fingers of the respective holder members are aligned with the respective frame arms carrying same, and from a second retracted position in which fingers of the respective holder members are disposed substantially crosswise of the respective frame arms carrying same, said latch means for each holder member comprising lug and slot means extending longitudinally of the respective holder member sleeves, whereby said holder members are adjustable longitudinally of their respective sleeves when latched in either of said positions between an inner position in which their said surfaces are disposed at a minimum distance from said frame area surfaces and an outer position in which their said surfaces are disposed at a maximum distance from said frame arm surfaces, and means carried by the respective studs for releasably securing the respective holder members against said movement longitudinally of said sleeves thereof.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 111 words

The holder set forth in claim 1 wherein: said latch means for each holder member further comprises first and second lugs on the respective sleeves and extending substantially radially and longitudinally thereof, a latch pin reciprocably mounted on the respective frame arms and having one end thereof slotted transversely thereof to slidingly receive the respective sleeve lugs, said pin ends being respectively directed at the respective studs, and means for resiliently biasing the respective rods toward the respective studs, whereby when the respective lugs of the respective holder members are received in said end slots of the respective latch pins thereof, said holder members are latched in one of said positions.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 61 words

The holder set forth in claim 2 wherein: said latch pins are positioned to extend normally to the respective holder member sleeves, said latch pins being spaced from the respective frame arm surfaces a distance substantially equivalent to the spacing of said holder member fingers from said frame arm surfaces when said holder members are disposed in their said inner positions.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 137 words

The holder set forth in claim 3 wherein: said cam surfaces of the respective holder members are disposed between said abutment surfaces of the respective frame arms and said arms of the respective holder members, said abutment surfaces of the respective frame arms and finger members being adapted to engage the sides of a welding wire coil applied to said reel, when said holder members have been disposed in said retracted position, a welding wire coil is applied to said reel over said studs, and said holder members have been disposed in their said extended positions and moved to bring the respective fingers thereof into contact with the coil, with the movement of said holder members from said retracted positions to said extended positions thereof bringing the respective cam surfaces thereof into binding engagement with said coil.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 33 words

The holder set forth in claim 4 wherein: said releasable securing means comprises means for clamping the respective holder members against a welding wire coil held between same and said reel frame arms.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 81 words

The holder set forth in claim 4 wherein: said first lugs of the respective holder members when engaged by the respective latch pins dispose the respective holder members in said extended position thereof, and wherein said second lugs of the respective holder members when engaged by the respective latch pin dispose the respective holder members in said retracted positions thereof, which retracted positions disposed the fingers of the respective holder members at obtuse angles with respect to their said extended positions.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1974-06-14	1974-12-14	1975-06-15	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1978-06-14	1978-12-14	1979-06-15	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1982-06-14	1982-12-14	1983-06-15	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Reel for coils of welding wire

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