US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 571.4
.~.~.~ Compressible or deflectable

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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

570  DF  COIL HOLDER OR SUPPORT (E.G., SPINDLE, DISPENSER, OR SPOOL) {6}
571  DF  .~ Radially expansible or contractile {8}
571.3  DF  .~.~ Spool loading responsive {1}
571.4.~.~.~ Compressible or deflectable {1}
571.5  DF  .~.~.~.~> Longitudinal rib

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/571.4

Compressible or deflectable:

(under subclass 571.3) Subject matter wherein the shiftable means includes a spindle surface formation adapted to yield in response to insertion of a spool or coil and thereby provide a contracted surface adapted to radially contact a spool or coil.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

597.1+, for a free end spindle with a shiftable coil retainer.