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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A McCaffrey, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Products Incorporated, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242115 ; 2421186 ;
Abstract
An improved knock-down spool assembly is disclosed including a spindle body having specially configured end projections and a pair of end plates for receipt thereof. The end projections provide a restraining surface that, upon being yieldingly received by an opening in the end plates, is captured to secure the spindle thereto. A second embodiment is provided with radial extending yielding detents upon the spindle body and matingly positioned openings to further secure the spindle body with the end plates. The invention is snapped together to form an integral, yet readily disassembled, spool.