Patent ID: 7036761

Claim:
A thermocouple wire unwinder/rewinder with continuous electrical connection comprised of: a. a frame; b. a first user-side reel rotatably mounted on the frame; c. a first slack-side reel rotatably mounted on the frame which is linked to rotate with the user-side reel; d. a dual reel assembly slack take-up mechanism comprised of a second user-side reel rotatably mounted on the frame and a second slack-side reel rotatably mounted on the frame which is linked to rotate with the second user side reel and e. a thermocouple wire that has outer free-end and inner free-end that threads going from the outer free-end to the inner free-end by being wound on the first user-side reel, reverse wound on the first slack-side reel and, then being wound on the second user-side reel in the same direction as on the first user-side reel and then reversed wound on the second slack-side reel and the inner free-end being open for an electrical connection, whereby slack unwinding from the first slack-side reel is taken up by the second user-side reel.