Patent ID: 11970356
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A wire spool cover adapted for covering at least a portion of a spool of wire, wherein the spool has opposing sides and a central hollow tube forming the spool, the spool adapted to be mounted on a shaft with the shaft passing through the central hollow tube, the inner diameter of the spool central hollow tube being larger than the diameter of the shaft, the wire spool cover adapted for preventing tangling of the wire during use of the spool of wire on the shaft, comprising:
A first cover portion adapted to partially encompass a portion of the spool of wire, said first cover portion comprising an outer wall and first and second side walls perpendicularly attached to the first cover portion's outer wall;
A second cover portion adapted to partially encompass another portion of the spool of wire, said second cover portion comprising an outer wall and first and second side walls attached to the second cover portion's outer wall, said first cover portion's side walls at least partially overlapping with said second cover portion's side walls when they are installed to cover the spool, the side walls engaging with each other to hold said first and second cover portions in position relative to each other when installed on the shaft to cover the spool, wherein the first and second side walls of at least one of said cover portions are adapted to attach to the shaft adjacent opposing sides of the spool of wire without removing the spool of wire from the shaft, wherein the first and second side walls of at least one of said cover portions are each adapted with a slit that is contiguous with an aperture in the center of each of the side walls, the first and second side walls of one of said cover portions also having an aperture in the center of each of the side walls, and wherein the apertures of the first and second side walls of each said first cover portion and said second cover portion are of a diameter to accommodate the diameter of the shaft to engage the shaft to at least partially cover the spool; and
At least one collett portion adjacent and attached to each of the side walls of one of said cover portions, a first one of said at least one collett portion having an opening at least partially aligned with the aperture in the center of a side wall of the at least one cover portion, said at least one collett portion having a plurality of threaded through holes adapted for receiving and retaining a corresponding plurality of set screws adapted for tightening at varying locations relative to the shaft when said at least one cover portion is installed on the shaft, to help keep the spool and said first and second cover portions centered on the shaft as the spool spins on the shaft within the first and second spool cover portions to dispense wire without the wire becoming tangled.