Patent ID: 8702029

Claim:
A wire reel holder assembly comprising: an elongated shaft configured for insertion through a wire reel; a pair of end members, each end member having a polygonal outer perimeter edge, each end member having a central opening, said shaft being slidably insertable through said central opening of each end member whereby said end members are configured for positioning at each end of the wire reel, each end member being securable to said shaft whereby said end member is held in a static position along a length of said shaft and said end members are configured for compressing the wire reel into a static position relative to said end members; a holding assembly, said holding assembly having a pair of spaced arms, said spaced arms having aligned slots receiving said shaft, said spaced arms being configured for positioning the wire reel between said spaced arms when said shaft is received in said slots in said spaced arms, said holding assembly having a hitch connector coupled to and extending from said spaced arms, said hitch connector being configured for attachment to a vehicle hitch whereby the wire reel is transportable by a vehicle; a cross-member of said holding assembly extending between said spaced arms, said hitch connector extending from said cross-member; an offset connector coupled to and extending from said hitch connector, said offset connector having a distal section relative to said hitch connector, said distal section being configured for coupling to the vehicle hitch, said distal section being offset from said hitch connector whereby said spaced arms are positionable at an elevated height relative to said distal section; a locking sleeve coupled to said offset connector, said hitch connector being slidably inserted into said locking sleeve; and a pin insertable through said locking sleeve and said hitch connector whereby said hitch connector is securely coupled to said offset connector.