REEL WITH HOUSING HAVING TRIANGULAR APERTURE FOR ENTRY OF LINEAR MATERIAL.

摘要

A reel (10) is provided with a housing (11) having a triangular aperture (15) for entry and removal of linear material (2) wound upon the reel drum (20). The drum (20) has a spool surface (47) onto which a linear material (2) may be wound, the spool surface (47) having two ends. The housing (11) substantially encloses the drum (20), and the drum (20) is rotatable about a drum axis (31) relative to at least a portion of the housing (11). The at least a portion of the housing (11) has a generally triangular aperture (15) sized to receive a linear material (2) wound onto the drum (20). The aperture (15) has a first side (92) oriented generally parallel to the drum axis (31), and second and third sides (94, 96) meeting at a vertex (93) generally midway between opposing ends of the spool surface (47) of the drum (20).