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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
May. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Dennis Bruce Dion, Spring, TX (US);
Inventor:
Dennis Bruce Dion, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
PATCO Machine and Fabricating, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 54/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reel for receiving, storing, and paying out a cable, hose, or the like has a drum mounted in a frame and a level winding mechanism, which includes a carriage having a guide for the cable or hose, and a rotatable drive which moves the carriage approximately parallel to a rotational center of the drum. The rotatable drive is elongated and is mounted at each end on a mounting location attached to the frame. A source of motive power for rotating the rotatable drive is provided at each end thereof.