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Payout tubes

US10815097B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

6References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian Moore · Sunnyvale, US
Timothy Copp · Danbury, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2019
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2701/31
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A payout tube has an inner end and an outer end. The inner end is disposable in an interior of a coil of filamentary material wound in a figure-eight configuration defining a payout hole. The outer end is configured to extend outwardly from the payout hole of the coil. The payout tube has a flange at the outer end and has a rounded edge at the inner end. The rounded edge has a radius between 0.20 and 0.30 inch. In some embodiments, the payout tube includes a tubular body that extends between the flange and the rounded edge. In other embodiments, the payout tube includes an outer ring having the flange, an inner ring having the rounded edge with the inner and outer rings aligned coaxially about a longitudinal axis in spaced relation, and a plurality of pillars extending longitudinally from the outer ring to the inner ring.

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