Patent ID: 6523777
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A wire spool caddy for releasably holding at least one cylindrical spool having an outer diameter while a wire or the like is being unwound from the spool, the caddy comprising:an elongated frame which includes first and second spaced apart ends; a plurality of generally parallel fixed rods which each extend between and are connected to the first and second ends; and at least one movable rod which is generally parallel to the fixed rods and which extends between and is pivotably connected to the first and second ends; wherein at least two of the fixed rods are separated by a first distance which is less than the diameter of the spool to thereby form a bottom support for the spool; and wherein the movable rod is pivotable between a first position in which the movable rod is separated from an adjacent fixed rod by a second distance that is less than the diameter of the spool, and a second position in which the movable rod is separated from the adjacent fixed rod by a third distance which is greater than the diameter of the spool; whereby when the movable rod is in its first position the spool is retained between the movable rod and the fixed rods, and when the movable rod is in its second position the spool may be removed or inserted between the movable rod and the adjacent fixed rod.