Patent ID: 9586786
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B65H,B66B

Claim:
1. A rope storage unit, comprising: a rope reel including a rope wound in a spiral form having a central axis with a central space inside the rope reel, the rope having an end protruding from an inner rim of the rope reel; a support body provided with an inner space inside which the rope reel is positioned, the support body including a side face plate, the side face plate delimiting the inner space in axial direction of the rope reel, and including an opening extending through it; and a guide collar configured to guide the end of the rope away from the central space without contacting the side face plate, the guide collar mounted on the side plate and bordering the opening thereof, the guide collar including a flexible lip forming an internal edge of the guide collar and delimiting a guide opening that leads away from the central space of the rope reel.