US Patent 10988341 Reel gripping device

A reel griping device includes a clamp capable of being removably secured to an end of a spool of heavy gauge wire. At a first end of the clamp is an adjustable wire securing device which utilizes a pair of springs to bias a pair of respective jaws against the unit of wire being fed from the spool through the device. There exist different embodiments to provide an adjustment means to the clamping force.