Wire dispenser

Abstract

A portable wire dispenser which provides a housing/shell with an interior cavity shaped to receive a roll of wire. On a surface of the housing/shell is a circular opening which communicates with the interior cavity. An end of the spool of wire, from the interior circumference of the spool, extends through said circular opening so that a user is able to easily draw a length of wire therethrough for use. In one embodiment, a belt loop on the housing/shell allows the user to easily carry the dispenser; in another embodiment, the housing/shell is equipped with a hand-tool receptacle to hold a wire cutter or a screwdriver for easy access by the user.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A portable wire dispenser comprising: 
 a) a housing having, 
 1) an interior cavity, and,  
 2) a first surface having a circular opening therethrough, said circular opening communicating with the interior cavity; and,  
   b) a spool of wire contained within said interior cavity, an end of said spool of wire extending from an interior circumference of said spool of wire through said circular opening.    
     
     
         2 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said interior cavity is generally circular.  
     
     
         3 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing further includes a belt clasp adapted to secure said housing to a belt of a user.  
     
     
         4 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 3 , wherein said housing includes a hand-tool receptacle adapted to receive and hold a hand-tool from a user.  
     
     
         5 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 4 , further including a window located on said first side and extending radially from near said circular opening to a location proximate to an edge of said interior cavity.  
     
     
         6 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing further includes a base positioned on a side opposite a side of said housing having said circular opening.  
     
     
         7 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing includes: 
 a) a first shell adapted to receive said spool of wire; and,    b) a second shell configured to encase said first shell.    
     
     
         8 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 7 , wherein said second shell includes said circular opening therein.  
     
     
         9 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing further includes: 
 a) a handle configured to be grasped by a user, said handle positioned on an upper side of said housing; and,    b) at least two legs extending from a lower portion of said housing.    
     
     
         10 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , further including means for selectively exposing an entirety of said interior cavity for placement of said spool of wire therein.  
     
     
         11 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 10 , wherein said means for selectively exposing said interior cavity includes a door hinged to an exterior surface of said housing.  
     
     
         12 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 10 , wherein said means for selectively exposing said interior cavity includes a removable rear panel from said housing.  
     
     
         13 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing member has a generally circular shape.  
     
     
         14 . A wire spool housing comprising a generally circular rigid shell having: 
 a) an interior cavity adapted to receive a spool of wire; and,    b) a first surface having a circular opening therethrough, said circular opening communicating with the interior cavity and positioned such that, when a spool of wire is positioned within said interior cavity, a wire end from an interior circumference of said spool of wire extends through said circular opening.    
     
     
         15 . The wire spool housing according to  claim 14 , wherein said generally circular rigid shell includes a hand-tool receptacle adapted to receive and hold a hand-tool from a user.  
     
     
         16 . The wire spool housing according to  claim 14 , 
 a) wherein said interior cavity is generally circular; and,    b) wherein said circular rigid shell further includes a belt clasp adapted to secure said circular rigid shell to a belt of a user.    
     
     
         17 . The wire spool housing according to  claim 14 , wherein said rigid shell includes: 
 a) a first member adapted to receive said spool of wire; and,    b) a second member configured to partially encase said first member and wherein said second member includes said circular opening therein.    
     
     
         18 . The wire spool housing according to  claim 14 , wherein said generally circular rigid shell further includes a handle configured to be grasped by a user, said handle positioned on an upper side of said housing.  
     
     
         19 . The wire spool housing according to  claim 18 , wherein said generally circular rigid shell further includes at least two legs extending from a lower portion of said housing.  
     
     
         20 . A portable wire dispenser comprising: 
 a) a generally circular housing having, 
 1) a generally circular interior cavity,  
 2) a first surface having a circular opening therethrough, said circular opening communicating with the interior cavity, and,  
 3) a clasp configured to secure said generally circular housing to a belt of a user; and,  
   b) a spool of wire contained within said interior cavity of said generally circular housing, an end of said spool of wire extending from an interior circumference of said spool of wire through said circular opening.    
     
     
         21 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 20 , wherein said generally circular housing includes a hand-tool receptacle adapted to receive and hold a hand-tool from a user.  
     
     
         22 . The portable wire dispenser according to  claim 20 , wherein said generally circular housing includes: 
 a) a first member adapted to receive said spool of wire; and,    b) a second member configured to partially encase and engage said first member, said circular opening positioned in said second member.