Patent ID: 8800739
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A spooling apparatus comprising: a spool for holding wire, the spool having a wire-retaining section and end plates, the wire-retaining section having an outer surface, and the spool defining an axially extending, central aperture; a conductive plate positioned on an end plate of the spool adjacent the wire-retaining section, the conductive plate having an aperture aligned with the central axis of the spool, and at least one conductive extension that extends through a corresponding aperture of the end plate such that the at least one conductive extension is outside the spool and adjacent to the outer surface of the wire retaining section, the conductive plate further comprising a conductive attachment electrically connected to the conductive plate and extending through the central aperture and the central axis of the spool, and the conductive attachment having a connection point for connecting to an external voltmeter; and a wire spooled onto the wire-retaining section, at least a portion of the wire being uninsulated and in electrical contact with the at least one conductive extension of the conductive plate.