Patent ID: 8418951
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A spool for winding metallic wire, comprising: a tubular body for supporting a coil of wire between opposite ends of said tubular body, said tubular body comprising a wall shaped at each of said opposite ends to form respective bevels that allow conveniently approaching a spindle configured to support the spool during operation; wall elements provided at said opposite ends of said tubular body for containing said coil, wherein said respective bevels extend outwardly from said wall elements; and at least one pawl configured to engage means for turning the spool, said at least one pawl being provided at a surface of at least one of said wall elements directed away from said tubular body; wherein said wall elements each comprise: a flat flange comprising a stiffening fold provided at an outer edge of said flat flange, said flat flange being jointly connected by welding to a corresponding one of said opposite ends of said tubular body; and a flat complementary flange, which is seamed by spot welding to an outer surface of said flat flange directed away from said tubular body, said at least one pawl being jointly connected to said complementary flange at an outer surface of said complementary flange that is directed away from said flat flange.