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A reel caddy and support stand for cable spools of the type having a central drum and enlarged disk-like ends with central openings therein wherein the reel caddy and stand comprises a generally U-shaped bent handle portion having a curved end and elongated leg portions with the leg portions carryin

A reel caddy and support stand for cable spools of the type having a central drum and enlarged disk-like ends with central openings therein wherein the reel caddy and stand comprises a generally U-shaped bent handle portion having a curved end and elongated leg portions with the leg portions carrying stub spindle members adapted to be received in the spool disk like and central openings and the handle and leg portions providing a hairpin like spring action when the leg portions are spread apart to insert the stubs spindle members into the central openings of the disk ends. Stand leg members project at 90.degree. angles from the stub spindle members so that the spool can be rotated and lifted about the legs and then with the handle portion on the same surface as the ends of the stand legs the spool can be freely rotated for unwinding or winding cable therefrom.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A combination reel caddy and stand for interchangeable use with cable spools, each cable spool having a central drum member and enlarged disk-like ends with central openings therein, the reel caddy and stand providing for portability of the cable spools over a support surface and fo

[ I claim:] [1.] A combination reel caddy and stand for interchangeable use with cable spools, each cable spool having a central drum member and enlarged disk-like ends with central openings therein, the reel caddy and stand providing for portability of the cable spools over a support surface and for selective suspension of the cable spools above the support surface for unwinding the cable therefrom, the reel caddy and stand comprising: a generally U-shaped bent rod handle having opposed elongated leg portions and a curved end disposed between and joining said leg portions, each of said leg portions carrying a stub spindle member, said stud spindle members being opposed and adapted to be received in the central openings of the spool disk-like ends, each of the leg portions having an end and the ends of the respective leg portions being normally spaced apart and the elongated leg portions and curved end of said handle being formed of a material and disposed with respect to each other so as to allow the leg portions to be resiliently spread apart to interchange the reel caddy and stand between cable spools, the stub spindle members being disposed such that the returning action causes said stub spindle members to be inserted into the central openings of said spool disk-like ends whereby the curved end and leg portions of the handle retain the spool rotatably mounted between the leg portions solely by means of the returning action exerted on said stub spindle members and for rolling the spool on a support surface by movement of the handle parallel to the support surface and wherein an angularly extending stand leg projects radially from each of the stub spindle members for a distance greater than the radius of the disk-like ends of said spool, said stand legs being selectively engageable with said support surface to provide a pivot point for rotation of said handle and the attached spool about said pivot point to a position where said curved end of said handle and said stand legs each engage said support surface to supportingly suspend said spool above said support surface to allow for free rotation of said spool for unwinding the cable therefrom, and each stub spindle member including a collar with the inside surface of the collar being dished surrounding the stub spindle member.