Patent ID: 6119971
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B21C,B65H

Abstract:
A dereeler for spooled strip and wire materials, comprising:a platform shaped to support a spool of coiled material thereon in a normally generally horizontal orientation;a motor operably connected with said platform and selectively rotating said platform in a normally generally horizontal plane to pay the coiled material off of the spool;a material control post disposed in a generally vertical orientation and mounted for rotation about a normally vertical longitudinal axis of said material control post;a control operably connected with said motor and said material control post to selectively actuate said motor and uncoil the coiled material from the spool in response to tension applied to the material;a material guide connected with said material control post for rotation therewith, and being shaped to pass uncoiled material thereover and apply a preselected tension to the material to facilitate smooth material feeding; anda variable tensioner operably connected with said material control post and generating said preselected tension that is applied to the material; said tensioner being adjustable to vary said preselected tension, such that said dereeler can be adapted for use with a wide variety of differently sized spooled strip and wire materials.