Patent ID: 6086013
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An A-frame spool caddy comprising:an A-frame comprising a generally rectangular front frame lying on a plane and a generally rectangular back frame lying on a plane, and the front frame and back frame each having a top end, a bottom end, and an outer surface;an axle pivotally extending through the top ends to connect them together so that the plane of the front frame and the plane of the back frame both pass through the axle;a set of two spaced brackets attached to the outer surface of the front frame, each of the two brackets opening upward to form a cradle space and having a width;a spool-receiving bar for extending through the central hole of a spool, the bar rotatably received in the cradle spaces of the two brackets, the bar being removable from the brackets for convenient loading of the bar with the spool; anda guide connected to the A-frame, wherein the guide comprises a sleeve slidably extending around the axle, an extension from the sleeve having an extension outer end and a ring on the extension outer end, the ring having an aperture for receiving and guiding the wire, whereby the aperture is at a distance from the A-frame.