Stackable wire-dispensing container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485603-B1
Application number	US-202017103690-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 24, 2020
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing wire or cable, the apparatus including an enclosure with a top and a bottom portion and at least three side portions of a first height, a plurality of holes located in both the top and bottom portions of the enclosure, and a core of a second height located within the enclosure, wherein the core forms an area, wherein at least one of the plurality of holes has a first hole diameter and is located in the top and bottom of the enclosure and is located within the area formed by the core, and wherein the wire or cable is placed around the core.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for dispensing wire or cable, the apparatus comprising:
an enclosure with a top and a bottom portion and at least three side portions of a first height;
a wire hole located in both the top and bottom portions of the enclosure;
a carrying hole located in the bottom portion of the enclosure; and
wherein the wire or cable exits the wire hole in the top portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is a box.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is cardboard.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the carrying hole in the bottom portion of the enclosure comprises a slot-shaped cutout.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire hole in both the top and bottom portions of the enclosure are on the same vertical axis.

6. A system for dispensing wire or cable, the system comprising:
a first wire dispensing apparatus including a first wire;
a second wire dispensing apparatus including a second wire and located on top of the first wire dispensing apparatus;
wherein the first and second dispensing apparatus each comprise:
an enclosure with a top and a bottom portion and at least three side portions of a first height;
a wire hole located in both the top and bottom portions of the enclosure;
a carrying hole located in the bottom portions of the enclosure; and
wherein the wire or cable exits the wire hole in the top portion of each enclosure.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the wire holes of the first wire dispensing apparatus enclosure are located on the same axis of the wire holes of the second wire dispensing apparatus enclosure.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first wire passes through the wire hole of the top portion of the first wire dispensing apparatus enclosure.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first wire passes through the wire hole of both the top and bottom portion of the second wire dispensing apparatus enclosure.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the second wire passes through the wire hole of the top portion of the second wire dispensing apparatus enclosure.

Assignees

• Encore Wire Corp

Inventors

• Weatherford Benjamin L
• Bigbee Jr William T
• Thompson Clifton S

Classifications

• B65H2701/34

  electric cords or electric power cables · CPC title

• B65H49/08

  enclosing the package · CPC title

• B65D21/0209

  stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position (B65D21/0234, B65D21/0235 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65H75/12

  with a single end flange {(e.g. with a conical end flange)}; formed with one end of greater diameter than the barrel · CPC title

• B65H49/16 Primary

  Stands or frameworks · CPC title