US3614067A
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Means for retaining a wound cable on a drum in a taut position and to prevent crisscrossing of the cable winds
Assignee: VERMETTE MACHINE COMPANY Inc NUMBER SEVEN 143RD STREET HOMMOND INDIANA 46320 A CORP OF INDIANA
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Filing: 1969-07-22
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Granted: 1971-10-19
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Expires: 1989-07-22
Abstract
Abstract Means for use in connection with a drum, reel or spool on which a cable has been wound, such as a winch and the like, which serves to maintain the wound cable in a taut position on the drum or reel to prevent slackening of the cable and to maintain the successive cable turns in their relative positions to prevent crisscrossing of the cable turns. The said means includes a flexible and stretchable member which maintains a constant pressure or stress on the wound cable around the drum or reel.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard H Vermette
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:27
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66D; B66D1/00; B66D1/28; B66D2700/00; B66D2700/01; B66D2700/0183
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
Means for use with a rotatable drum having a cable wound around said drum, a support member for said drum, said support member having an opening for passage of the cable from the drum, said drum supported on a nonshiftable shaft and rotatably supported on said support member, said means comprising a flexible and stretchable band extending around and enveloping approximately one-half of the circumference of the drum and the circumference of the wound cable thereon to tightly engage and hug approximately one-half of the circumferential portion of the outer layers of said wound cable to take up the slack of the wound cable and maintain a pressure on the wound cable, with the opposite ends of the stretchable band extending forwardly of the portion of the stretchable band which circumferentially envelopes said wound cable and rigidly attached to the support member adjacent said opening, the flexiblity and stretchability of the band permitting the band to move toward and away from the opening to apply said pressure on the wound cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
Means for use with a rotatable drum having a cable wound around said drum, a support member for said drum, said support member having an opening for passage of the cable from the drum, said drum supported on a nonshiftable shaft and rotatably supported on said support member, said means comprising a flexible and stretchable band extending around and enveloping approximately one-half of the circumference of the drum and the circumference of the wound cable thereon to tightly engage and hug approximately one-half of the circumferential portion of the outer layers of said wound cable to take up the slack of the wound cable and maintain a pressure on the wound cable, with the opposite ends of the stretchable band extending forwardly of the portion of the stretchable band which circumferentially envelopes said wound cable and rigidly attached to the support member adjacent said opening, the flexiblity and stretchability of the band permitting the band to move toward and away from the opening to apply said pressure on the wound cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A structure of the character set forth in claim 1, in which the support member is a housing with the rotatable drum positioned within said housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A structure of the character set forth in claim 2, in which the opposite ends of the stretchable band are attached to the housing adjacent the opening thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A structure of the character set forth in claim 3, in which the opposite ends of the stretchable band are secured to the housing by clips.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A structure of the character set forth in claim 1, which serves to retain the cable in a substantially taut position and which serves to crowd the cable turns to fit side-by-side as successive layers of cable are wound on the drum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A structure of the character set forth in claim 1, in which the drum is part of a winch.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-10-18 | 1975-04-19 | 1975-10-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-10-18 | 1979-04-19 | 1979-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-10-18 | 1983-04-19 | 1983-10-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |