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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1998
Robert P Wallace, Amawalk, NY (US);
Kenneth C Newton, Danbury, CT (US);
Windings, Inc., Patterson, NY (US);
Abstract
A transportable carrier for removably retaining coils of filamentary material wound in a Figure-8 pattern and having a radial payout hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface of the wound coil, wherein a pair of carriage assemblies each including a bottom frame member and an upper frame member interconnected by a pair of spaced apart vertically movable carriage assemblies, the pair of carriage assemblies being separated by a pair of spaced support members attached to a respective one of the bottom frame members and a handle extending between the respective upper frame members of the respective carriage assembly; each of the upper frame members including a retaining member for engaging the upper surface of a wound coil lying between the bottom frame members; and the handle enabling vertical upward and downward movement of the carriage assemblies to accommodate different sized wound coils; and vertical downward movement of the handle enabling each retaining member to engage an upper surface of a wound coil positioned in the carrier between the separated bottom frame members; and the pair of spaced apart support members supporting a bottom portion of the wound coil.