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

Claim 5:
6. A wire spool cover adapted for covering at least a portion of a spool of wire, wherein the spool has sides and a central hollow tube forming the spool between the sides, the spool adapted to be mounted on a shaft with the shaft passing through the central hollow tube, 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 first and second side walls when the first and second cover portions are installed to at least partially cover the spool on the shaft, the side walls engaging with each other to aid in holding said first and second cover portions in position relative to each other to cover the spool when the first and second cover portions are installed on the shaft, wherein the first and second side walls of one of said first and second cover portions are each adapted with a slit that is contiguous with an aperture in the center of each of the first and second side walls of said at least one cover portion, wherein the first and second sidewalls of another of said first and second cover portions are adapted with an aperture of a diameter to accommodate the diameter of the shaft, wherein the first and second side walls of one of said first and second cover portions are adapted to be installed to engage the shaft adjacent opposing sides of the spool of wire without removing the spool of wire from the shaft to at least partially cover the spool and to allow dispensing of wire without the wire becoming tangled;
A plurality of attachment member portions adapted to releasably interconnect said first and second cover portions, at least one attachment member portion attached to said first cover portion and at least one other attachment member portion attached to said second cover portion, each of said plurality of attachment member portions adapted to be releasably attached with a corresponding one other of said plurality of attachment member portions to help hold the first and second cover portions in position covering the wire spool on the shaft.