Patent ID: 6402075
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A reeling device for dispensing an elongate flexible member during use of the flexible member and retracting the flexible member for storage of the flexible member, the device comprising:a frame having laterally spaced side portions and longitudinally spaced end portions defining an opening, the end portions extending between the side portions; a spool for winding a length of an elongate flexible member thereon, the spool being positioned in the opening of the frame and being rotatably mounted on the frame, the spool having a pair of flange portions and a central portion mounted between the flange portions; and a crank for rotating the spool; wherein each of the flange portions of the spool has a hub and at least two guide spokes extending radially outward from the hub; wherein each of the flange portions of the spool has a guide surface, a portion of the guide surface on the hub extending along a line oriented at a first obtuse angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the central portion for guiding the flexible member toward the central portion, a portion of the guide surface on the guide spokes extending along a line oriented at a second obtuse angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the central portion for guiding the flexible member inwardly toward the portion of the guide surface on the hub, the second obtuse angle having a greater degree measurement than a degree measurement of the first obtuseangle.