Wire pulling apparatus

Claim 1

A portable wire cart for transporting wire coils and dispensing wire from the coils, which comprises, in combination: a. a frame structure having a pair of spaced-apart, generally vertical, side members; b. a plurality of superimposed, horizontal cross members extending between said side members in a parallel, spaced-apart relation; c. a horizontal support member positioned on the bottom of the frame structure, adapted to support the cart in a vertical position; d. wheel members positioned on the bottom of the frame structure in opposite relation to the support member, adapted to support the cart in a vertical position and to provide means for transporting the cart; e. a plurality of removable wire reel assemblies each assembly separately supported above a horizontal cross member and comprising: i. a detachable, rotatable, bottom circular base member having an opening in the bottom thereof; ii. said bottom base member having a vertical extending center hub portion to receive a wire coil; and iii. a detachable, top circular guide member detachably connected to the hub of said bottom base member to guide wire dispensed from the wire coil placed on the bottom base member; f. each assembly separately supported above a horizontal cross member by a generally vertically extending support finger rigidly affixed to each of said cross members and attached to said cross members at only one end of said finger and adapted to engage the opening in the base member of each assembly, the distance between the free end of each support finger and each horizontal support member sufficient to allow the top circular guide member to be removable from the cart when the cart is in a vertical position without the necessity of removing the bottom base member, said cart characterized by the ability to dispense wire from the cart when the cart is in a vertical position.