A cable reel that has at least one support frame having an outwardly extending braking gear member, the outwardly extending gear member being located off-center on the frame; a first flange having a central opening and a first hub portion surrounding the central opening, the central opening having an internal braking gear member engaging the outwardly extending gear member of the frame, thereby rotatably coupling the at least one support frame and the first flange; and a second flange opposing the first flange, the second flange having a second hub portion, the first and second hub portions being configured to mate with one another to support cable, wherein the engagement of the gear members providing a friction for cable payoff.

The pipe stringer attachment may comprise a base plate, a spindle, a mounting coupler, and a frame. The pipe stringer attachment may be adapted to couple to a vehicle via the mounting coupler and may hold a payload on the base plate as the payload is dispensed to a work site during a pipe stringing operation. As a non-limiting example, the vehicle may be a skid loader. As non-limiting examples, the payload may be a coil of a flexible pipe or tubing such as a drainage pipe, a water line, a gas line, or a flexible conduit. As a non-limiting example, the work site may be a trench.

A cable reel that includes a one-piece frame body, a flange separate from the frame body, and a hub member therebetween. The one-piece frame body includes an outer frame portion and an inner flange portion. The flange has an inner side that faces the inner side of the one-piece frame body. The hub member is located between the one-piece frame body and the flange along a central longitudinal axis of the cable reel. The hub member has a first end that rotatably couples to the inner flange portion of the one-piece frame body and a second end that couples to the flange. The hub member is configured to support a coil of cable and is sized to be received inside of an inner diameter of the coil of cable. The flange and the hub member rotate together with respect to the one-piece frame body.

A retainer disk for a wire spool provides a large, rectangular aperture with rounded corners at its center, to accommodate the spindle which forms the axis of the spool. The disk further provides a circular small aperture near its rim, into which the end of the wire may be inserted for storage of the spool, and an erasable label which may be used to identify the type of wire on the spool. The disk is provided in a range of sizes to fit any wire spool, and may be reused once a spool has been expended.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strap dispenser configured to support a strap coil and to actively dispense strap from the strap coil; the strap dispenser comprises a frame (100), a strap-coil carriage (200) rotatably mounted to the frame and configured to support the strap coil, a dispenser actuator (350) operable to dispense strap from the strap coil and cause the strap-coil carriage to rotate relative to the frame, and a communication interface (400) operable to establish communication with an external strapping tool and, thereafter, to receive an instruction from the external strapping tool for controlling operation of the dispenser actuator.

The application relates to a cable drum support for rotatably supporting a cable drum, including a cross beam, on which two holding arms are arranged, which are aligned parallel to one another, wherein each holding arm has a respective laterally protruding and rotatably supported bearing pin on a free end, wherein the bearing pins are arranged aligned with one another on the holding arms so as to face one another and aligned parallel to the cross beam, and wherein at least one of the holding arms is shiftably supported along the cross beam. The cable drum support further including at least one actuatable actuator, which is formed to shift at least the one of the holding arms and/or to apply a torque to at least one bearing pin for rotating about its longitudinal central axis.