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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Russell Paul Grabowski, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Xiaokai Niu, Hartsville, SC (US);
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC., Hartsville, SC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for lifting, maneuvering, winding or unwinding reels comprising a pair of devices having an elongated retractable frame having a first end and a second end which are adjustable relative to one another; a first crossbar having two opposite ends, the first crossbar being mounted to a first end of the elongated retractable frame; a second crossbar having two opposite ends, the second crossbar being mounted to a second end of the elongated retractable frame; a first roller carrier mounted on the first crossbar; a second roller carrier mounted on the second crossbar, parallel to the first roller carrier, wherein the roller rotates axially about the roller carrier; and a means for adjusting the first and second end of the elongated retractable frame relative to one another so that the first and second ends of the elongated retractable frame are moved closer together and further apart.