Wire winding apparatus

Claim 1

A WIRE WINDING ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS COMPRISING, A FRAME CARRIED ON THE REAR OF A TRACTOR FOR UP AND DOWN SWINGING MOVEMENT, A GEAR BOX PIVOTED ON SAID FRAME IN SPACED RELATION TO THE TRACTOR AND ARRANGED TO TURN ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID GEAR BOX HAVING A POWER INPUT AND POWER OUTPUT SHAFT OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID OUTPUT SHAFT DEPENDING FROM SAID GEAR BOX, MEANS FOR TURNING SAID INPUT SHAFT TO ROTATE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, A BASE ADAPTED TO REST ON THE GROUND BELOW SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID GEAR BOX WHEREBY UPON UP AND DOWN SWINGING MOVEMENT OF THE FRAME THE SPACING BETWEEN THE GEAR BOX AND THE BASE IS ALTERED, SAID BASE HAVING AN UPWARDLY OPENING SOCKET IN SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE OUTPUT SHAFT, A SPINDLE HAVING A LOWER END ADAPTED TO REMOVABLY REST IN AND ROTATE IN SAID SOCKET, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SPINDLE WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT TO ROTATE AND MOVE THEREWITH, AND A REEL ON SAID SPINDLE AND HAVING UPPER AND LOWER END MEMBERS, SAID LOWER END MEMBER BEING REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SPINDLE WHEREBY UPON REMOVAL OF SAID LOWER END MEMBER AND UPWARD SWINGING MOVEMENT OF THE FRAME TO RAISE THE SPINDLE FROM THE BASE MEMBER WIRE WOUND ON THE REEL MAY BE REMOVED THEREFROM.