Peripheral Reel Cover Patents (Class 206/398)
  • Patent number: 8770404
    Abstract: A wrapping paper for a roll having two opposed roll ends, the wrapping paper includes: a paper layer; and at least one exposed strip having adhesive properties. The at least one exposed strip is proximate to a side edge of the paper layer and covers at least a portion of one of the roll ends when wrapped around the roll. A method for wrapping a roll having a pair of spaced roll ends and an outer roll surface extending between the roll ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cascades Conversion, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Scott Bowden, Denis Aumais, Michel Labbe
  • Patent number: 8225929
    Abstract: A substrate made of a material such as cardboard has characteristics sufficient to visually indicate an occurrence of damage when scraped or punctured to identify damage. The substrate has a flat shape with top and bottom elongated edges and a plurality of breaks along at least the top elongated edge to facilitate bending at a substantially ninety degree angle and be wrapped around a payload carried on a reel at an inner corner where an outside surface of the payload and an inside surface of a flange of the reel meet. The substrate can have a perforated fold parallel to the elongated direction substantially perpendicular to the breaks. The substrate is secured to a reel by stapling, taping or plastic shrink wrapping. A visual warning message can be placed on the substrate to aid forklift drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Reel Guard, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth R Penkaty
  • Patent number: 8074946
    Abstract: A hose hanger assembly includes a tubular support, at least one mount, a flange structure, and a cover structure. The tubular support defines a first end, a second end, and a storage compartment located therebetween, the first end of the tubular support defining an access opening aligned with the storage compartment. The at least one mount is attached to the second end of the tubular support. The flange structure includes (i) an inner ring member attached in fixed relation to the first end of the tubular support, (ii) an outer ring member spaced apart from the inner ring member, and (iii) and a plurality of links interconnecting the outer ring member and the inner ring member so as to define a plurality of windows, the flange structure being configured to resemble a wheel rim flange. The cover structure is movable between (i) a first position in which the cover structure is located to cover the access opening, and (ii) a second position in which the cover structure is located to expose the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael H. Goetz
  • Publication number: 20110203959
    Abstract: A cable organization system for storing one or more cables may include a case or housing, with one or more loops formed on an inner surface thereof. A middle portion of a removable tab is resiliently retained within each loop, with end portions of the tab protruding outside the loop. A first cable end is tucked within the loop, and the length of the cable is repeatedly wound around the loop and tucked behind end portions of the tab until the length of cable is spent. The second end of the cable may also then be tucked within the loop, or between windings of the coiled cable, to secure the cable for storage. When it is desired to remove the cable from the cable organization system, the tab may simply be removed to quickly release the cable or the cable may be unwound leaving the tab in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: DAYMEN CANADA ACQUISITION ULC
    Inventor: Luis Quehl
  • Publication number: 20110147250
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a welding wire feeder enclosure, the enclosure including a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom forming a perimeter of the enclosure. The enclosure further includes opposing side openings separated by a width of the enclosure, each of the side openings being adapted for receiving a side panel. Particular embodiments further include a divider panel extending substantially between the front, rear, top, and bottom, and positioned along an intermediate portion of the width of the enclosure to divide an internal volume of the enclosure into a service side and a user side, the divider panel being formed monolithically with the front, rear, top, and bottom of the enclosure, the divider panel further including an integral spindle shaft location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Edward A. Enyedy, Ken Justice, Mike Kindig, Jason Leach, Luke Petrila
  • Publication number: 20110084160
    Abstract: A multi-pack packaging for fishing line houses multiple spools of fishing line. In a preferred embodiment, each spool holds a length of fishing line having a different diameter. A friction reducing disk is located between and adjacent to each of the spools for permitting each of the spools to rotate substantially independently of the other spools. Clips may be provided for surrounding fishing line on each of the spools between the upper flange and the lower flange of each spool. Each clip defines a clip orifice through which an end of the fishing line can protrude. Each spool is located adjacent to an orifice defined by the side wall of the cylindrical housing so that the lengths of the fishing line can extend through an adjacent orifice to allow easy access by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: JAMES E. THERRELL
  • Publication number: 20110042254
    Abstract: A retainer for a welding wire container has a base element and at least one upper element which rests on the base element. The base element has a central opening for allowing the welding wire to pass through, and at least two guiding openings through which holding fingers extend. The holding fingers are part of the upper element and are made from a flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Carlo Gelmetti
  • Patent number: 7431156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cassette for storing cinema film rolls (7). The cassette (14) comprises a first portion (15) and a second portion (16) which are essentially plane-parallel and separated by a spacing which exceeds the thickness of a cinema film roll (7) and connected by a connecting part (17). The cassette (14) also has an opening (18). The invention is characterized in that the cassette (14) comprises bearing supports (25, 26) for weight-relief against a horizontal circular table (4, 5) when the film roll (7) is moved between the cassette (14) and the circular table (4, 5). The invention also relates to a method of transferring a cinema film roll (7) between a storage cassette (14) and an essentially horizontal circular table (4, 5). The cassette is positioned so that bearing supports (25, 26) of the cassette (14) bear against the circular table (4, 5) and so that a contact edge (27) of the cassette (14) is fitted against the peripheral edge (28) of the circular table (4, 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Carlsson Equipment AB
    Inventor: Reimer Carlsson
  • Patent number: 7374803
    Abstract: A band-like matter fastening seal for fixing a wound end of a band-like matter that is wound in a roll form to the body of said band-like matter, includes: a first attaching part adhered to said end of the band-like matter; a second attaching part having an attaching side adhered to the body of the matter in order to fasten the end to the body of the matter; and a handle part extended from the second attaching part, the attaching side being exposed when the attaching side is lifted from a masking side covering the attaching side, wherein the handle part rises up along the tangent line of the roll when a portion of the band-like matter fastening seal in the vicinity of the handle part is curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Tabuchi, Takashi Komine, Yukio Seto, Hironori Sasaki, Akihiro Sanda, Nobuo Sugiyama, Yasuko Sano, Naoki Yoshikawa, Mototada Yasui
  • Patent number: 7306100
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for protecting an optical fiber cable stored on a fiber cable reel. A wrapping member is placed around the circumference of the fiber cable in the reel. The wrapping member includes insulating members that may be bonded to the wrapping member or installed in pockets of the wrapping member. The insulating members may be ceramic blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventors: Hossein Eslambolchi, John Sinclair Huffman
  • Patent number: 7080734
    Abstract: An industrial reel wrap is designed for wrapping an industrial reel having a central spool and a pair of end plates connected thereto. The reel wrap includes a central portion that is spannable across a distance between the end plates of the reel. The reel wrap additionally includes first and second side portions that are coupled to the central portion. The first and second side portions each include a number of tabs along the length of the reel wrap. The tabs are securable to the exterior surface of each the end plates, the first and last of the tabs are preferably overlapped to completely enclose the industrial reel. The tabs are separated from the central portion by a double crease seam to enable easier folding of the tabs. The reel wrap may be scored to enable compact folding for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Diversi-Plast Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Morris, Mark S. Stoll, Gary G. Urbanski
  • Patent number: 6935502
    Abstract: An industrial reel wrap is designed for wrapping an industrial reel having a central spool and a pair of end plates connected thereto. The reel wrap includes a central portion that is spannable across a distance between the end plates of the reel. The reel wrap additionally includes first and second side portions that are coupled to the central portion. The first and second side portions each include a number of tabs along the length of the reel wrap. The tabs are securable to the exterior surface of each the end plates, the first and last of the tabs are preferably overlapped to completely enclose the industrial reel. The tabs are separated from the central portion by a double crease seam to enable easier folding of the tabs. The reel wrap may be scored to enable compact folding for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Diversi-Plast Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Stoll, Richard J. Morris, Gary G. Urbanski
  • Patent number: 6814232
    Abstract: An industrial reel wrap is designed for wrapping an industrial reel having a central spool and a pair of end plates connected thereto. The reel wrap includes a central portion that is spannable across a distance between the end plates of the reel. The reel wrap additionally includes first and second side portions that are coupled to the central portion. The first and second side portions each include a number of tabs along the length of the reel wrap. The tabs are securable to the exterior surface of each the end plates, the first and last of the tabs are preferably overlapped to completely enclose the industrial reel. The tabs are separated from the central portion by a double crease seam to enable easier folding of the tabs. The reel wrap may be scored to enable compact folding for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Diversi-Plast Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Morris, Mark S. Stoll, Gary G. Urbanski
  • Patent number: 6776602
    Abstract: Disclosed are a filament cassette and a filament loading assembly for supplying filament in a three-dimensional deposition modeling machine. The filament cassette contains a rotatable spool of filament, and has an exit orifice through which a filament strand may exit the cassette. The filament loading assembly is mounted on the modeling machine and receives the filament cassette. The filament loading assembly has conduit for receiving a strand of filament from the cassette and a drive means for advancing the filament strand through the conduit. The filament cassette and loading assembly of the present invention provide a convenient manner of loading and unloading filament from the modeling machine. The filament cassette and the conduit may be made airtight so that the filament is protected from moisture in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Swanson, Minea A. Popa, Patrick W. Turley, William R. Priedeman, Jr., Paul E. Hopkins, Steve Brose, Daniel I. Kimm, David L. Pollard, Andrew M. Hahn
  • Patent number: 6655618
    Abstract: It is presented here an invention which aims at providing a simple indicator of direction for the exit of paper and of other materials in rolls of the respective materials installed as rotate reels. The invention is characterised by presenting a column formed by two successive alternate groups of words/phrases and arrows in horizontal lines, informing basically if the direction is correct (1) or incorrect (2), written upside down in relation to each other. The group of words/phrases and arrows can be printed in the involucre of the roll, where many times there are specifications of the product, or can be affixed in the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Francisco Guilherme Emmerich
  • Patent number: 6540077
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic roll film such as Brownie film, particularly to a sealing tape, used for the photographic roll film, which can seal a roll of film easily and reliably without the need for licking adhesive on a sealing tape as in a conventional one. The sealing tape includes a bonding portion and a release portion which are made of a single tape base. The bonding portion has a bond layer coated on the tape base for securing the sealing tape to a surface of light-shielding paper, the release portion made of a folded-over portion formed by folding over the tape base includes a tacky layer and a release layer inside the folded-over portion which are coated on the tape base separately and directly face each other and an end of the tape base is secured to the end portion of the bond layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mototada Yasui, Nobuo Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Kurabayashi
  • Patent number: 6458448
    Abstract: An edge protector for the edges of roll shaped articles, e.g. pallets, reeled steel and paper products is made from an elongated sheet (10) of plastics material, the sheet having an indentation (11) extending longitudinally along a major surface of the sheet and extending only partially into the thickness of the sheet. The indentation (11) divides the sheet into webs (12, 13) which are folded into an L-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: ITW Limited
    Inventor: Raymond John Hunt
  • Publication number: 20020108876
    Abstract: An archival film storage container and a system of using the same for the archival storage and preservation of motion picture and photographic film and paper, videotape, magnetic tape and the like are disclosed, wherein the container is perforated to permit off gassing released from material archived within the closed storage container to permeate outside the container. A fire retardant filter material may be located over the inner surface of the archival container, covering all of the perforations and providing a filtering function by preventing particulate matter from entering the closed container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: Michael A. Viggiani
  • Patent number: 6409017
    Abstract: The disclosed invention includes a composition for an optical fiber reel cover. The cured composition includes a polymer and a light inhibitor. The invention also includes a method of making an optical fiber reel cover with the inventive composition. The invention further includes a method to prevent photo-yellowing of coated optical fiber stored on a spool. The inventive reel cover is attached to a spool containing the fiber stored on a barrel of the spool. The cover conceals the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dana C. Bookbinder, J. Richard Toler
  • Publication number: 20020000391
    Abstract: This invention offers welding wire packages without twining and tangling even if welding wire is drawn out from pail containers in high speed, and also without bending set of the wire. Namely, in a welding wire package in which welding wire with torsion is packed as heaped loops, a wire pressing member is disposed on top of the heaped loops, wherein the wire pressing member comprises a loop pressing part for pressing the heaped loops of the welding wire, and a wire guiding part having a hole of not more than 180 mm in diameter in a center of the wire pressing member for passage of the welding wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: ZENJI KAWASAI, TADAMI ASHIDATE, YASUHIKO HASHIDA, KENJI RYOKE, HIROSHI YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20010027928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic roll film such as Brownie film, particularly to a sealing tape, used for the photographic roll film, which can seal a roll of film easily and reliably without the need for licking adhesive on a sealing tape as in a conventional one. The sealing tape includes a bonding portion and a release portion which are made of a single tape base. The bonding portion has a bond layer coated on the tape base for securing the sealing tape to a surface of light-shielding paper, the release portion made of a folded-over portion formed by folding over the tape base includes a tacky layer and a release layer inside the folded-over portion which are coated on the tape base separately and directly face each other and an end of the tape base is secured to the end portion of the bond layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Mototada Yasui, Nobuo Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Kurabayashi
  • Patent number: 6186326
    Abstract: A wrapping machine for a paper roll having a first wrapping head including at least one supply of a first wrapping material. A first movement device moves the first wrapping head in a first predetermined direction. The wrapping machine further has a second head including at least one supply of a second wrapping material. A second movement device moves the second wrapping head in a second predetermined direction. The wrapping machine assembles a wrapped paper roll including a paper roll, at least one first layer of plastic material positioned adjacent to the paper roll, at least one intermediate layer of cushioning material positioned adjacent the first layer of plastic material and a second layer of plastic material positioned adjacent to the intermediate layer of cushioning material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Automatic Handling, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Pienta, Daniel J. Pienta
  • Patent number: 6183840
    Abstract: An extruded plastic strip (1) adapted for use in protecting the edge of an article having a curved surface: said strip including alongitudinal groove (6), a flexible covering portion (2) extending from one side of the longitudinal groove adapted to be placed over and conform with the curve surface of an article to be protected and a plurality of tabs (3-5) hinged to and extending from the other side of the longitudinal groove, wherein said covering portion includes a plurality of holes (9, 10) which are located at or proximate the outer most edge of the covering portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Nylex Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Edward Morris Arrowsmith
  • Patent number: 6006900
    Abstract: A mezuzah having a base portion which is permanently mountable to a doorway fixture, and having a housing portion with a bore in one of its ends for receiving a scroll bearing Biblical text therein, with the housing member being slidably engageable with the doorway mounted elongated base member. The lower, bore communicating end of the housing member abuts a sealing member of the base member upon engagement of the housing member to the base member to effectively seal the bore in which the scroll is disposed to prevent the scroll from falling out and to shelter the scroll. The scroll may be periodically checked for integrity or replaced by sliding the housing member off of the base member to gain easy access to the bore, with the housing member then slidable back onto the base member to secure the scroll in the housing member. A latch may be provided to selectively prevent slidable disengagement of the housing member from the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventor: Mark Hasten
  • Patent number: 5971316
    Abstract: In an optical fiber spool, an optical fiber is wound around a barrel, a resilient pad covers the outer surface of the barrel, for relieving impacts, and two flanges face each other to support the barrel. A reinforcing rib is fixed on each of the flanges, for supporting the wound optical fiber, and an auxiliary winding portion is disposed on the outer surface of one flange, for winding a beginning portion of the optical fiber. An optical fiber drawing slot is positioned on the one flange, spaced apart from an inner circumference toward the flange in the direction of an outer circumference thereof by a predetermined distance, and has an upper surface spaced apart from the inner circumference of flange by a distance 2t, the thickness of the pad being t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyeong-Sup Kim
  • Patent number: 5960954
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus for packaging thermal transfer ribbons and other material having similar packaging requirements is provided. The packaging apparatus includes a pair of flat pieces having protrusions for locating pairs of thermal transfer ribbons and take-up reels in close proximity. The flat pieces and protrusions include features which prevent rotation, telescoping, edge damage or contamination of the thermal transfer ribbons during shipping processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: James M. Seybold
  • Patent number: 5960955
    Abstract: The safety system is usable for a container for photographic products in strip form wound on cores which container comprises a substantially horizontal cantilevered spindle having a free end and designed to support the cores and a door which can be located on the spindle by a locating device. The safety system comprises, at the free end of the cantilevered spindle, an element able to move between a first position of rest in which the element does not project beyond the volume delimited by the cylinder of revolution generated by the internal diameter of the cores and prevents the closure of the door, and a second position of rest in which the element projects beyond the volume delimited by the cylinder generated by the internal diameter of the cores in order to prevent the cores from leaving the spindle and releases the locating device so as to allow the closure of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christophe L. M. Blandin, Georges L. Bigot
  • Patent number: 5873464
    Abstract: A method for protecting a roll of pressure-sensitive paper and a package produced by the method uses bubble wrap and film to protect the roll of paper. The bubble wrap has a plurality of bubbles which permanently entrap air. These pockets of air in the bubble wrap cushion the roll of paper initially as well as over long periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Appleton Papers, Inc.
    Inventor: Tedford E. Haley
  • Patent number: 5823353
    Abstract: This invention provides a transparent plastic business card holder 10 that can be converted to a desktop display case. There is provided a base member 16 having a back wall 18 and top, left and side walls 20, 22 and 24, respectively, to partially form a framed enclosure for the back wall 18. A front wall 26 equipped with a trough assembly 40 extends laterally across the face of the front wall 26 between the left and right side walls 42 and 44, respectively, of the trough assembly. The front wall member is hinged to the base member so that the base member can be rotated three-fourths of a full circle to expose the trough assembly 40 outside the base member to display the card members 12. In the closed position the front wall member 26 is latched to the back wall 18 by means of a latched device 14. The trough assembly is equipped with a lip member 54 that is slidably replaceable and on which may be imprinted informational indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Perrin Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Patrick C. Perrin, Jimmie L. Whittington, deceased
  • Patent number: 5803255
    Abstract: A lighttightly packaged roll (10) of light-sensitive film wound on a hollow supporting core (15), which comprises a lighttight flexible end cover (11, 12) for each end surface of the roll, and a lighttight flexible circumferential cover (13) secured to the film and covering the outermost convolution thereof, the inside faces of the rims (22, 24) of the circumferential cover being sealed to the corresponding inside faces of the rims (21, 23) of the end covers, and the sealed rims of the lighttight wrapping thus formed having a bending all along their circumference towards the circumferential cover of said wrapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Peeters, Danny Van Geyte
  • Patent number: 5755369
    Abstract: A raffle ticket dispenser which incorporates a holder for a continuous strip of tickets which readily dispenses a single ticket or multiple tickets. The free end of the continuous strip of tickets is fed through an opening in the holder which has a ticket locator that maintains the first ticket in the strip readily available, and provides an edge to facilitate the removal of a single ticket or multiple tickets. In addition storage compartments are attached to the ticket holder to store items associated with the sale of the tickets. This makes a convenient, portable device which is easily moved from place to place and, also, keeps all necessary items together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald J. Holmes
  • Patent number: 5515970
    Abstract: An improved light-tight package for a roll (10) of a length (14) light-sensitive material such as photographic film or paper includes an opaque leader (22) wound around the roll. Folded-over portions (48, 50) of opaque end disks (32, 34) are held in place by adhesive tape strips (44, 46). Upon unrolling one embodiment of the package by pulling the leader, the end disks release from the adhesive strips without tearing; and the adhesive strips remain attached to the leader and are removed from the roll with the leader. Upon unrolling another embodiment, the end disks tear circumferentially and the torn-away portions are removed with the tape strips and the leader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Shawn W. Ritchie, Michael L. Koelsch, Charles E. Young
  • Patent number: 5492221
    Abstract: An improved light-tight package for a roll (10) of a length (14) light-sensitive material such as photographic film or paper includes an opaque leader (22) provided with adhesive elements (44, 46) which adhere more strongly to the leader that to folded-over portions (58, 60) of opaque end disks (32, 34). Alternatively, adhesive elements (56) having similar properties may be applied to the end disks. Upon unrolling of the package by pulling the leader, the end disks release from the adhesive elements without tearing; and the adhesive elements remain attached to the leader and are removed from the roll with the leader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Susan L. Light, John A. Spina, John DePoint, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5462165
    Abstract: A paper reel having a tear-off wire on its curved outer surface. The tear-off wire in turn has a catch clip at its front end. The paper reel is deposited on a paper reel unpacking station so as to be rotatable. The unpacking station includes a tear-off table which can be moved in the longitudinal and transverse directions relative to the paper reel has a catch hook which receives the catch clip of the paper reel when the tear-off table is correspondingly positioned at the end side of the paper reel. After the winding of the tear-off wire at the end side is removed from the paper reel, the tear-off table is moved further on a frame parallel to the longitudinal axis of the paper reel, while the paper reel rotates at the same time that the tear-off wire is being unwound until the tear-off table arrives at the second end side of the paper reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Walter Thuer
  • Patent number: 5396990
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the vertical packaging of webbing rolls. The system consists of a tier of webbing rolls consisting of a bottom tray, a plurality of webbing rolls positioned thereon, each roll enclosed within a cushioning sleeve and a top cap. The system components are preferably fabricated from corrugated material which has inherent cushioning characteristics and serves to deflect any damaging shipping impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald E. Bell, Benedict N. Daniels, Michael R. Eyre, James R. Gavin, David W. Little, Bruce M. Miles, David A. Schueler
  • Patent number: 5353933
    Abstract: A package of rolled photosensitive mateiral comprising a core, a photosensitive strip material wound around the core, a light-shielding leader connected to the end of the photosensitive strip material to shield the peripheral surface of the photosensitive strip material from light and side light-shielding covers connected to both sides of the light-shielding leader so that the boundary between the side light-shielding covers and the light-shielding leader corresponds to the boundary between the peripheral surface and the side surface of the photosensitive strip material. The core is formed by laminating at least 2 sheets of a base paper being moistureproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Takahashi, Shigehisa Shimizu, Satoshi Mino, Hiroyuki Osanai, Koji Kudo
  • Patent number: 5287964
    Abstract: The invention relates to the packing of photographic rolls. The packing comprises a base 200 adapted to the handling by lift truck, a lightproof envelope 230 and horizontal spindles 220 to receive rolls 191 provided with winding tubes 190. The diameter of the spindles varies between a first dimension where the winding tubes are rotationally and translationally immobilized and a second dimension where said winding tubes are free. Used for collective packing of photosensitive rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Jacquand, Robert G. Bonnamour
  • Patent number: 5277314
    Abstract: A retainer ring for a container of low twist welding wire which container includes a cylindrical outer wall, a lower partition and an upper opening through which the welding wire is drawn from a hollow, cylindrical spool of welding wire formed from a multitude of convolutions of wire in layers provided in the container wherein the retainer ring comprises a generally flat outer portion with an outer periphery fitting into the outer wall of the container, minimally contacting the wire surface, and comprising a number of projecting lobe portions whereby the outer periphery of the ring contains alternate areas first being closer to and then being farther from the outer walls of the container when the retainer ring is resting upon the hollow spool of welding wire in the container and an inner bell mouthed portion extending upwardly and defining an innermost wire extraction opening with a diameter substantially smaller than the spool of wire in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: The Lincoln Electric Company
    Inventors: William D. Cooper, Herbert H. Matthews, III, Lee E. Seufer, Steven J. Tokarz
  • Patent number: 5226609
    Abstract: A motion picture film shipping and handling case unit is adapted to be used in conjunction with a motion picture film that is supported on a flange, or which is supported only on a hub, including a hub unit such as disclosed in these two patent applications. The case unit includes a strap surrounding the outer perimeter of the unit, a plurality of straps connected to a handle and locks. The locks include a lap joint on the case unit and a special case lock attached to the case unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventors: Randall G. Urlik, Peter T. Quinn
  • Patent number: 5226610
    Abstract: A motion picture film shipping and handling case unit is adapted to be used in conjunction with a motion picture film that is supported on a flange, [such as a flange and hub unit as defined in U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 07/715,684, 07/641,298 and 07/584,793,] or which is supported only on a hub, including a hub unit such as disclosed in these three patent applications. The case unit includes a film packing elements and hub engaging elements as well as releasable fastener that engage the hub and releasably attach the hub to the case. The case includes a lap joint and special film supporting straps can be used to attach the film to the case unit if no flange is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventor: Randall G. Urlik
  • Patent number: 5036977
    Abstract: The invention concerns the joining of webs in adjacent cassettes, particularly as a supply for a ticket issuing machine. A web supply system comprises a plurality of cassettes (12) each containing a fan folded web (13) of material, each cassette having a common web exit and web entrance, the cassettes being arranged side by side and the leading end of a first of the webs being arranged to pass through the exit of that cassette to an operating/issuing machine and the trailing end (19) of the web of each cassette (except the last) extending through the entrance of that cassette and being joined to the leading end (19a) of the web from the next adjacent cassette, the web extending in a loop between adjacent cassettes so that the web from all the cassettes can be supplied as a continuous web to the processing/issuing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Almex Control Systems Limited
    Inventors: Paul Schofield, Eric Foster
  • Patent number: 4863028
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reel (1) comprising a core (2) and two flanges (3) holding elongated material (4), such as wire, ribbon-like material, etc. wound on the core (2) between the flanges (3) and whereby each flange (3) of the reel (1) is a substantially rectangular panel (3) (see FIG. 1). More in particular, the invention relates to a crate (10) containing one or more reels (1) and comprising at least four vertical walls, a base and a top, whereby the base and the top of crate (10) are symmetrical and have been provided with supporting elements (11) to accommodate the ends (6) of the flanges (3) of the reels (1) held in the crate (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre Cosaert
  • Patent number: 4844373
    Abstract: A disposable, corn dispensing device comprising a rigid, shatterproof plastic housing defining an internal cord holding cavity of substantially cylindrical shape. A spool having two circular flange portions connected by a stem portion is provided to be received within the cylindrical cavity of the housing and to freely rotate therein. The spool is retained within the cavity, and a predetermined length of high strength, small diameter test cord is machine-wound in dense-packed fashion thereon. An end of the cord passes through the housing and is accessible for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Inventor: Richard A. Fike, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4812069
    Abstract: A writing implement such as a ballpoint pen combines a mechanism for selectively advancing and retracting a writing tip with a built-in roll of paper which can be dispensed and torn off. The paper roll can be mounted in a disposable cartridge which lessens the curl of the paper, facilitates removal and replacement of the paper roll, and aligns the free end of the paper with the corresponding slot in the barrel of the writing implement so that the free end of the paper need not be threaded through a narrow slot by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Inventors: Kevin R. White, Danny R. Gilmore
  • Patent number: 4762223
    Abstract: A tying and storage ring for a reel of recording tape has a strip of extensible flexible material intended for surrounding a reel. It is equipped with closing means having a buckle made in one piece with a suspension hook and fastened rigidly to one of the ends of the strip, this buckle, when under tension, catching on a boss formed on the other end of the strip. The buckle has an orifice surrounding the boss and its sides have gripping means. The strip can also have a protective boss located very near the end of the buckle or, in an alternative embodiment, the end of the buckle has a sloping front face preventing the buckle from being caught accidentally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Gefitiech S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick P. P. Posso
  • Patent number: 4754878
    Abstract: A container for shipping and handling a motion picture film of feature length ready for projection using turntable-type projection equipment without the need for splicing or cutting the film. The device has spaced upper and lower main walls with central openings, an inner ring between the main walls removably secured to the lower wall and providing for film attachment, an outer annular wall extending between the main walls near the peripheral edges and preferably an inner annular wall near the central openings, and devices drawing the main walls together to close the container. Preferred embodiments have the outer and inner annular walls affixed to the upper wall such that the lower main wall forms a substantially flat disk without substantial projections, to facilitate film removal and rewinding during first and last showings of the film at a theater. Other features relate to inner ring characteristics aiding attachment and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: S. Bose, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Bose
  • Patent number: 4745034
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of wrapping a reel with a metal strip as well as the strip adapted for implementing this method and the reel thus wrapped.This method is characterized in that before or after bending back, the margins (20) of the metal strip (12) are shaped so that after bending back under the tire (7), their end terminates under the tire in a web (21) parallel to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Inventor: Arthur Joly
  • Patent number: 4679822
    Abstract: An information device comprises a relatively rigid support portion suitable for attachment to a person, animal or object, and a relatively flexible information label secured to the relatively rigid support portion. The secured label is extendable in use into an open state and also storable into a closed state either adjacent to or around the support portion. A cover member is provided to contain said secured label when stored relative the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Inventor: Maynard F. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 4646803
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is disclosed a case for protecting a magnetic core having a substantially enclosed shape being constructed in combination with a case body comprising an inner and outer members which are adapted to cover the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the magnetic core respectively, a bottom member being adapted to cover the bottom surface of the magnetic core which has a substantially "U" shaped cross section and a cap member being adapted to cover the top surface of the magnetic core which has a substantially reversed "U" shaped cross section, which is characterized in that a taper surface is formed on each of the surfaces of the inner and outer members opposing to the inner and outer surfaces of the magnetic core respectively, said taper surface being so inclined as to contact to the opposed surface of the magnetic core at the middle portion thereof when seen in the axial direction of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Allied Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Hanaoka, Yasuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Arii, Kazuhiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 4572370
    Abstract: A package for products to be coiled such as ropes, hoses, cables, flexible tubing and similar kinds of products which are available by the yard coiled into a ring-shaped bundle (1). The package according to the invention comprises a supporting carrying construction (2) mounted on one side of the ring-shaped bundle (1). The supporting construction (2) can comprise an inner annular flat slab (3) the inside diameter of which essentially corresponds to the inside diameter of the ring-shaped bundle (1), and an outer (4) flat slab engaging the inner slab (3). The outer slab has a circular opening, the diameter of which is somewhat smaller than the outside diameter of the inner slab (3). The inner slab (3) is disposed concentrically with the circular opening of the outer slab (4) which it overlaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Inventors: Bjorn Cedenblad, Hans Alexandersson