US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 577.3
.~.~.~ Bodily retractable spoke

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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}
577  DF  .~.~ Individually adjustable segment or spoke {4}
577.3.~.~.~ Bodily retractable spoke

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/577.3

Bodily retractable spoke:

(under subclass 577) Subject matter wherein the plural portions are spaced apart and formed as elongated outwardly projecting elements for collectively supporting coiled material an appreciable distance from the winding axis, at least one of the portions being inwardly movable in its entirety to decrease a circumferential dimension of the support structure.