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A frame that folds to a compact, folded, generally flat shape, and that unfolds to an A-frame with spool-receiving bars hung preferably on both the front side frame and back side frame of the A-frame. The spool-receiving bars are removably received in the cradle spaces of open-topped brackets that e

A frame that folds to a compact, folded, generally flat shape, and that unfolds to an A-frame with spool-receiving bars hung preferably on both the front side frame and back side frame of the A-frame. The spool-receiving bars are removably received in the cradle spaces of open-topped brackets that extend from the frames. Preferably, no connection is made between the A-frame and the bar or spools, except that the bar rests securely in the brackets due to gravity. Each bar has at least one, and preferably only one, set of radial plates near one end. The plates are spaced to abut the sides of the bracket and/or the side surfaces of the preferred square tubing of the frame legs, so that the plates prevent axial movement of the bar so that the bar ends do not slide or fall out of the brackets. The plates may be sized to also act as a retainer for holding the spools from falling off of that end of the bar when the bar-spool unit is being removed from the caddy and transported or otherwise handled. The caddy is hinged at its top end, with the hinge axle extending through all four square tubing top ends, to create a strong hinge system and to allow the front frame or the back frame to at least partially pivot into, or "nest" in the other. Preferably, a wire guide connected to the A-frame pivots both to the front and back of the A-frame to universally serve as a partially-restraining and stabilizing guide for wire dispensing.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An A-frame spool caddy comprising:an A-frame comprising a generally rectangular front frame lying on a plane and a generally rectangular back frame lying on a plane, and the front frame and back frame each having a top end, a bottom end, and an outer surface;an axle pivotally exten

[ We claim:] [1.] An A-frame spool caddy comprising:an A-frame comprising a generally rectangular front frame lying on a plane and a generally rectangular back frame lying on a plane, and the front frame and back frame each having a top end, a bottom end, and an outer surface;an axle pivotally extending through the top ends to connect them together so that the plane of the front frame and the plane of the back frame both pass through the axle;a set of two spaced brackets attached to the outer surface of the front frame, each of the two brackets opening upward to form a cradle space and having a width;a spool-receiving bar for extending through the central hole of a spool, the bar rotatably received in the cradle spaces of the two brackets, the bar being removable from the brackets for convenient loading of the bar with the spool; anda guide connected to the A-frame, wherein the guide comprises a sleeve slidably extending around the axle, an extension from the sleeve having an extension outer end and a ring on the extension outer end, the ring having an aperture for receiving and guiding the wire, whereby the aperture is at a distance from the A-frame.