SUPPORT STAND FOR FILM DISPENSER REEL

摘要

1 SUPPORT STAND FOR FILM DISPENSER REEL There is disclosed a support stand for mounting a film dispenser reel in a substantially vertical attitude. said reel comprising a hollow cylindrical former and a band of plastics film wound around the former, and said stand comprising: an upright support: a lower reel holder mounted on the support and arranged to support a lower end of the reel: and. an upper reel holder mounted on the support and arranged to engage an upper end of the reel; in which: each holder is cup-shaped so as to be receivable by a respective mounting socket provided at each end of the cylindrical former: and, one of said holders is pivotally mounted on the support for movement between an operative position of engagement with the upper end of the reel and a release position permitting a reel to be mounted in or dismounted from engagement with the other of the holders. The support stand of the invention therefore can readily mount long film dispenser reels by direct engagement with the cup shaped holders or smaller film dispenser reels can be mounted in position by the use of tubular adapters. To facilitate vertical adjustment of the film dispenser reel to suit varying bale diameters, a screw threaded adjustment mechanism is provided which is operated by a hand operated crank.