Patent ID: 8925851
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A reel mounting assembly comprising: a base configured to mount to a surface; and a reel support configured to support a reel hanging from the reel support; wherein the base and reel support each have engagement elements configured to pivotably engage one another, such that the base and the reel support can pivot with respect to each other about at least two approximately orthogonal axes extending through the engagement elements, wherein the engagement of the engagement elements allows the reel support, when hanging from the base, to freely rotate 360 degrees or more about one of the at least two orthogonal axes, wherein the engagement elements comprise a ball portion and a socket portion that form a ball and socket assembly, wherein the socket portion comprises: the ball portion comprises a ball configured, when extended through the inner channel, to pass through the first opening and engage with the socket without passing through the second.