Cord storage reel assembly

Claim 2

A storage reel for cords and the like comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, spacer means positioned for holding each of said front and rear wheels and spaced apart in horizontal alignment, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, means forming an auxiliary reel, said auxiliary reel being carried adjacent to said front wheel and spaced from said storage core, said auxiliary reel being diametrically smaller than the diameter of said front and rear wheels, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, said shaft being received through the central portion of said front and rear wheels, whereby said storage reel assembly is rotatably mounted on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft, mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed to receive said support plate in mounting relation thereby to effect mounting of said storage reel assembly on the support surface, whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and the like, may be stored on said storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in said storage core of said reel.

Claim 3

A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, each of said wheels formed by an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of spokes mounted on and interconnecting said outer ring and said inner ring spacer means for holding each of said front and rear wheels and spaced apart in horizontal alignment, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, an auxiliary reel carried by said storage reel assembly, adjacent said front wheel and spaced externally from said storage core, said auxiliary reel being diametrically smaller than said front wheel, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, said shaft being received through the central portions of said front and rear wheels thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft, and mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed To receive said support plate in mounting relation thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel on the support surface, whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and the like, may be sotred on such storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in such core of said reel.

Claim 4

A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, each of said wheels formed by an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of spokes mounted on and interconnecting said outer ring and said inner ring spacer means for holding each of said front and rear wheels and spaced apart in horizontal alignment, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, an auxiliary reel carried by said storage reel assembly, adjacent said front wheel and spaced externally from said storage core, said auxiliary reel being diametrically smaller than said front wheel, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, said shaft being received through the central portions of said front and rear wheels thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft, and mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed To receive said support plate in mounting relation thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel on the support surface, whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and the like, may be sotred on such storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in such core of said reel.

Claim 5

A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, each of said wheels formed by an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of spokes mounting on and interconnecting said outer ring and said inner ring, each of said front and rear wheels being spaced apart and held in horizontal alignment by means of a plurality of rods, each of said rods being mounted upon and interconnecting associated spokes on said wheels, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, each of said rods extending outwardly for a distance beyond the associated spoke of said front wheel and terminating in a hook member exposed planar to said rod with the upturned end of each of said hooks terminating a short distance below said outer ring of said front wheel, the hook members cooperating together to form an auxiliary reel external to the storage reel formed by said pair of wheels, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, said shaft being received through each of said inner rings of said pair of wheels, thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft, and mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed to receive said support plate in mounting relation thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel on the support surface, whereby a cord, such as an electrical cord and the like may be stored on said storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in said storage core of said reel.

Claim 6

A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, each of said wheels formed by an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of spokes mounting on and interconnecting said outer ring and said inner ring, each of said front and rear wheels being spaced apart and held in horizontal alignment by means of a plurality of rods, each of said rods being mounted upon and interconnecting associated spokes on said wheels, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, each of said rods extending outwardly for a distance beyond the associated spoke of said front wheel and terminating in a hook member exposed planar to said rod with the upturned end of each of said hooks terminating a short distance below said outer ring of said front wheel, the hook members cooperating together to form an auxiliary reel external to the storage reel formed by said pair of wheels, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, said shaft being received through each of said inner rings of said pair of wheels, thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft, and mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed to receive said support plate in mounting relation thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel on the support surface, whereby a cord, such as an electrical cord and the like may be stored on said storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in said storage core of said reel.

Claim 7

The storage reel assembly as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said spacer means comprises a plurality of rods, mounted on and interconnecting said front and rear wheels respectively, thereby to maintain said front and rear wheels in horizontally spaced relation.

Claim 8

The storage reel assembly as set forth in claim 4 above, wherein said auxiliary reel is formed by said rods, said rods being extended outwardly beyond the planar area formed by said front wheel, for a short distance, and each of said rods being turned upwardly to form hook membes, said hook members cooperating together to form said auxiliary reel external to the storage reel formed by said pair of wheels.

Claim 9

The storage reel assembly as set forth in claim 4 above, wherein said auxiliary reel means is formed by said rods, each of said rods extending externally outwardly beyond the plane formed by said front wheel for a short distance, and a planar member mounted on the terminal edges of each of said rods whereby said auxiliary reel is formed by the space between said planar member and said front wheel and is bounded internally by the circumferential periphery formed by the plurality of said rods.

Claim 10

The storage reel assembly as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said auxiliary reel means is formed by said shaft, said shaft extending externally outwardly beyond the plane formed by said front wheel for a short distance, and a planar member mounted on said shaft adjacent the outer terminal end thereof whereby said auxiliary reel is formed by the space between said planar member and said front wheel.

Claim 11

The storage reel as set forth in claim 3 above, wherein each of the wheels includes four spokes per wheel mounted on and interconnectinG the outer ring and the inner ring respectively of each of said wheels.

Claim 12

The storage reel as set forth in claim 8 above, which further includes a series of four rods, the inner end of each rod being mounted on an associated spoke of said rear wheel, and the outer end of each of said rods being mounted on the associated spoke of said front wheel, and extending outwardly therefrom for a short distance and terminating in an upturned end thereby to form a hook member, each of the four hook members associated with each of the four rods thereby cooperating to form an auxiliary reel external to said storage reel.

Claim 13

The storage reel as set forth in claim 3 above, which further includes a handle rotatably mounted on said front wheel, thereby to provide a grasping point for rotating the storage reel in circular motion.

Claim 14

The storage reel as set forth in claim 3 above, wherein said securing means comprises a press fitted cap having an internal diameter slightly less than the diameter of said shaft whereby the cap may be press fitted into frictional engagement with the outer end of said shaft.

Claim 15

A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, spacer means for holding each of said front and rear wheels in spaced apart and horizontal alignment, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, means forming an auxiliary reel, said auxiliary reel being carried adjacent to said front wheel and spaced from said storage core, said auxiliary reel being diametrically smaller than the diameter of said front and rear wheels, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface of said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, a reel stand formed by a base for providing support for said storage reel assembly, and upstanding members disposed adjacent the rear portion of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, said upstanding members being fixedly secured to the outer surface of said support plate, said shaft being received through the center portions of said front and rear wheels, thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft and mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed to receive said support plate in mounting relation, thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel on the support surface, whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and the like may be stored on said storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in said storage core of said reel.

Claim 16

A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, spacer means for holding each of said front and rear wheels in spaced apart and horizontal alignment, the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, means forming an auxiliary reel, said auxiliary reel being carried adjacent to said front wheel and spaced from said storage core, said auxiliary reel being diametrically smaller than the diameter of said front and rear wheels, a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface, said support plate having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface of said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in normal relation therewith, a reel stand formed by a base for providing support for said storage reel assembly, and upstanding members disposed adjacent the rear portion of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, said upstanding members being fixedly secured to the outer surface of said support plate, said shaft being received through the center portions of said front and rear wheels, thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft and mounting means suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed to receive said support plate in mounting relation, thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel on the support surface, whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and the like may be stored on said storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about said auxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel to take up and store the remainder of the cord in said storage core of said reel.

Claim 17

The storage reel assembly as set forth in claim 12 above, which further includes a fixed handle, said handle having a grasping portion to permit the grasping and carrying of the storage reel assembly and a mounting portion extending downwardly therefrom, said mounting portion being fixedly secured to said outer surface of said support plate in spaced relation with respect to said upstanding members of said stand whereby said mounting portion of said handle and said upstanding members of said stand are all mounted on said outer surface of said support plate thereby to provide a complete storage reel assembly including a handle and a stand.