US 12,234,118 B2
Reel transport, stand and payoff device
Virgil Ray Dutton, Fort McDowell, AZ (US); Bradley C. Phillips, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Michael Buller, Chandler, AZ (US)
Assigned to ESA Fabrication, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by ESA Fabrication, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,388.
Application 17/087,018 is a division of application No. 16/167,997, filed on Oct. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,934,129, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 17/825,388 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/087,018, filed on Nov. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,591,181.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/575,760, filed on Oct. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281712 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65H 75/40 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 75/403 (2013.01) [B65H 75/4465 (2013.01); B65H 2406/40 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reel device comprising:
two reel mechanisms, each reel mechanism comprising:
a wheel housing;
a wheel coupled to a central portion of the wheel housing;
an arm coupled on an end to a central portion of the wheel housing; and
an actuator operably coupled between the wheel housing and the arm, whereby extension of the actuator rotates the arm to a lifted position and retraction of the actuator rotates the arm to a lowered position;
a hydraulic system housing coupled between the two reel mechanisms, wherein the hydraulic housing retains a hydraulic system for operating the actuators;
an arm assembly coupled between the two wheel housings;
a brake system biased to a brake engaged position and moveable to a brake released position for transport of the reel device; and
an axle coupled between an end of each arm of the reel mechanisms, the axle configured to receive a reel thereon.