Patent ID: 9573788
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B65H,H02G

Claim:
1. A device for winding elongate flexible objects and comprising: a rigid member extending along a central axis between first and second ends; a first fork having a base mounted to said rigid member at said first end of said rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on said base; a second fork member having a base mounted to said rigid member at said second end of said rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on said base; and wherein said first fork and said second fork are further defined as both being removably engaged with said rigid member and wherein at least one of said first fork and said second fork is further defined as being square in cross-section, preventing relative rotation between said at least one of said first fork and said second fork and said rigid member; and a pair of protuberances spaced from one another and each projecting from said first fork in a direction parallel to said central axis, wherein a gap between said pair of protuberances is centered along an axis that is parallel to said central axis.