Convertible reel assembly
US4726534A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7005
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tape accommodating reel assembly having reel sections with hubs that are interlocked together. Each hub has ears and locking lips. The ears and locking lips of mating hubs interengage each other to hold the hubs together. The widths of the hubs vary so that reel assemblies having different sizes can be made from a minimum of different reel sections.
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