Patent ID: 7448570

Claim:
An unwinding apparatus for reeling off coiled material, comprising: a coil holding device for supporting coiled material, said coil holding device including a plurality of spaced-apart arms extending radially in a plane, with at least one of the arms swingably mounted with respect to the other arms in the plane between an operative position and a transport position in which the least one of the arms extends parallel to a neighboring one of the arms, wherein at least one of the arms has a telescopic construction to allow adjustment to a width of the coiled material, and a centering pin swingably mounted to at least one of the arms for movement between an operative position, in which the centering pin extends perpendicular to the plane of the arms, and a transport position, in which the centering pin extends in parallel relationship to said arm, wherein the centering pin defines an axis and is constructed for telescoping in a direction of the axis in the operative position to allow adjustment to a height of the coiled material, and wherein the centering pin is secured to a telescopically movable extension in surrounding relationship to the telescopic arm; and a stand rotatably connected to the coil holding device and having a plurality of spaced-apart arms which extend radially in a plane, with at least one of the arms of the stand being swingably mounted in the plane between an operative position and a transport position in which the least one of the arms of the stand extends parallel to a neighboring one of the arms of the stand.