Patent ID: 7438253

Claim:
A spool support system comprising: a base including a central extent with a first leg and a second leg; a cylindrical rod secured to the second leg with a free end facing toward the first leg; a spool retention component supported on the rod with an interior end adapted to contact the spool; a cylindrical aperture in the first leg axially aligned with the rod and adapted to receive and guide thread fed from a spool; and a guide rod fabricated of a relatively stiff material with a looped end and a short bent end, said base provided with a short recess adjacent to the first leg and the central extent of the base extending laterally into the base frictionally supporting the short bent end of the guide rod for rotation between an extended operative orientation with the looped end remote from the central extent and second leg of the base and a stowed inoperative orientation, the system being operable with the cylindrical rod in a horizontal orientation while supported on the central extent of the base and with the cylindrical rod in a vertical orientation while supported on the second leg.