B65H75/4481

Wire rollers
12565396 · 2026-03-03 ·

Wire rollers may include a wire roller assembly including a rotatable roller assembly shaft. A first roller assembly plate may be on the roller assembly shaft and a second roller assembly plate may be on the roller assembly shaft. At least one of the first roller assembly plate and the second roller assembly plate may be selectively removable with respect to the roller assembly shaft. A roller space may be between the first roller assembly plate and the second roller assembly plate. A wire roller disk may be in the roller space and engaged for rotation by the roller assembly shaft. The wire roller disk may be configured to releasably retain at least one end of a wire segment. A roller assembly actuator may operably engage the roller assembly shaft of the wire roller assembly for rotation of the roller assembly shaft and the wire roller disk.

SYSTEM FOR USING A DIGGER VEHICLE TO REEL WIRE
20260097925 · 2026-04-09 ·

An apparatus and method for converting the digging mechanism of a digger vehicle into a spooling mechanism is disclosed. An attachment assembly may be attached to a spool and to an auger drive shaft of the digger vehicle to create the spooling mechanism. The spooling mechanism may function by the auger drive shaft providing rotational force that gets translated to the spool through the attachment assembly to rotate and wind or unwind wire.

Line sensor deployment and recovery apparatus and system with integrated level-wind

A line sensor deployment and recovery apparatus and system with integrated level-wind. In one embodiment, a line deployment and recovery apparatus with an integrated level-wind, comprising a reel, having an external surface with helical grooves, wherein the grooves facilitate a line; a motor configured to axially rotate the reel; a level-wind shuttle, further comprising: a fairlead configured to selectively feed the line into the helical grooves, or deploy the line from the helical grooves; a shuttle finger configured to align the shuttle with the helical grooves and receive a driving force from the reel's rotations to drive the shuttle; and a shuttle track, oriented parallel to the drum and fixed in a offset position form the helical grooves at an operable track height, configured to facilitate linear traversal of the shuttle along the reel.