Patent ID: 7975951

Claim:
An apparatus for managing yarn, the apparatus comprising: (a) a substantially-cylindrical canister body having a diameter, an inside, an outside, an upper section, and a lower section, the canister body comprising: (a1) a first channel located inside the canister body, the first channel extending axially downward from the upper section of the canister body to the lower section of the canister body; (a2) a second channel located inside of the canister body, the second channel extending axially downward from the upper section of the canister body to the lower section of the canister body, the second channel being located at a position that is substantially diametrically opposite of the first channel; and (a3) a hole located in the upper section of the canister body, the hole configured to receive a handle; (b) a disc having a diameter that is substantially identical to the diameter of the canister body, the disc being configured to insert into the inside of the canister body, the disc further being configured to divide the canister body into a plurality of compartments, the disc comprising: (b1) a tension bar configured to apply tension in a direction that is radially outward from the center of the disc; and (b2) openings located around the periphery of the disc; (c) a base configured to mate with the lower section of the canister body, the base further being configured to store the disc; and (d) a handle configured to mate with the hole in the upper section of the canister body.