초록 ▼

A conventional roll of construction line can be outfitted with a reel having two shoulders connected by a shank through a spool on which the construction line is wound. The shank extends longitudinally from one of the shoulders and is releasably fastened to the other shoulder. A handle is mounted ro

A conventional roll of construction line can be outfitted with a reel having two shoulders connected by a shank through a spool on which the construction line is wound. The shank extends longitudinally from one of the shoulders and is releasably fastened to the other shoulder. A handle is mounted rotatably on either a longitudinal extension of the shank or one of the shoulders. Wedges on the shoulders engage the ends of the reel, and spurs on the shank engage the inside surface of the reel. A brake mechanism on the handle and a removable crank or winding knob are also provided.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] Rotatable reel and handle apparatus for outfitting a roll of construction line with a reel and handle to facilitate unwinding and winding the construction line from and back onto the roll, wherein the roll of construction line is wound onto an elongated, hollow, cylindrical spool t

[ We claim:] [1.] Rotatable reel and handle apparatus for outfitting a roll of construction line with a reel and handle to facilitate unwinding and winding the construction line from and back onto the roll, wherein the roll of construction line is wound onto an elongated, hollow, cylindrical spool that has a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, and a hole extending axially along the longitudinal axis from the first end to the second end, said rotatable handle and reel apparatus being characterized by a first shoulder and a second shoulder adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of the roll of construction line adjacent the respective first end and second end of the spool and connected together in non-rotational relationship to each other and to the spool by an elongated shank that, when assembled with the roll of construction line and spool, extends axially through the hole in the spool and frictionally engages the spool, and an elongated handle extending axially outward from either the first shoulder or the second shoulder in a direction opposite from the spool and which is mounted to rotate in relation to the shank, the first shoulder, and the second shoulder about an axis that is axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the spool, whereby the roll of construction line on the spool, when outfitted with the rotatable reel and handle apparatus, can be held in one hand by a user grasping the handle and the construction line can be unwound from the roll or wound back onto the same roll between the first shoulder and the second shoulder without releasing the user's grasp on the handle by spinning the roll, spool, and shoulders in relation to the handle.