| 摘要 |
A split-flange reel and a system and method for disassembling and transporting the same are provided. The split-flange reel comprises two left-side flange-halves that are connected together to form a left-side flange and two right-side flange-halves connected together to form a right-side flange. A bolt-in drum is connected between the flanges, and an arbor tube is connected to the left-side flange-halves and passes through the left-side flange, the bolt-in drum, and the right-side flange. A disassembly/transport rack comprises a base, a number of upright members, and an alignment tube and is configured to hold the split-flange reel for disassembly and to store the left-side and right-side flange-halves of the disassembled split-flange reel for transport. |
| 主权项 |
1. A split-flange reel comprising:
two left-side flange-halves removably attached to one another to form a left-side flange; two right-side flange-halves removably attached to one another to form a right-side flange; a bolt-in drum comprising a first end, a second end, a first cross arm located proximate the first end of the bolt-in drum, and a second cross arm located proximate the second end of the bolt-in drum, the bolt-in drum disposed between the left-side flange and the right-side flange, wherein the left-side flange is removably attached to the first cross arm and the right-side flange is removably attached to the second cross arm; and an arbor tube connected to each of the two left-side flange-halves and passing through the left-side flange, the first cross arm, the bolt-in drum, the second cross arm, and the right-side flange wherein each of the left-side flange and the right-side flange comprises a cross arm, and wherein each of the left-side flange and the right-side flange is attachable to the bolt-in drum by connecting the cross arm of the left-side flange to the first cross arm and the cross arm of the right-side flange to the second cross arm. |
