Patent ID: 6050290
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A reel apparatus for storing a flexible member, comprising:a frame assembly having a housing;a rotatable drum mounted on the frame assembly and enclosed within the housing for supporting the flexible member in a substantially taut coiled form, the drum being adapted for rotation about a first axis;a driving shaft coupled to the drum, the driving shaft being mounted on the frame assembly for rotation about a second axis;a handle connected to the driving shaft for manually rotating the driving shaft about the second axis;means for maintaining the flexible member in the substantially taut coiled form when the flexible member is coiled along the drum; anda flexible drum line fixed to the frame assembly at a base of the rotatable drum and being long enough to extend out of the housing such that the flexible member can be attached to the drum line outside of the housing.