Patent ID: 6499687
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A device for the dispensing of drip system tubing from a reel which device comprises:(a) a lower base of interconnected members, horizontally disposed, and having a bearing housing centrally disposed, mounted spaced upwardly from said lower base, (b) an upper base spaced from the lower base, mounted to the bearing housing for rotation relative to the lower base, (c) a reel mounted on the upper base, said reel formed of a plurality of evenly spaced inverted L-shaped members, the angle between the vertical portion and the horizontal portion of each inverted L being at least about 90 degrees and the angle between each vertical portion and its mounting to the upper base is also at, an at least 90 degree angle wherein the lower and upper bases are each octagonal, and each comprises a series of end to end interconnected base section members, each of which has a radius disposed inwardly from the center point of the base section member to at least one center plate which plate is horizontally disposed.