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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353944 | Roll package and method of making same A roll package includes a material roll that is provided with the protective covering material. The material roll has an outer surface defining an axis. The protective covering material is axially wrapped about the material roll in a plurality of overlapping layers.... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7036663 | Roll package A package of a roll, particularly a paper web roll comprising a wrapper, particularly a paper web wrapper wound stagewise into at least two wrappings about the roll in an overlap fashion. The paper web wrapper is wound about the roll in a slightly helical manner so ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6783833 | Protector for sheet metal coils A protector for sheet metal coil is formed of plastic with a flange and sleeve which are joined together at a ridge portion. The protectors incorporate symmetrically disposed groupings of stacking features or components which include a finger within a stacking acces... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6458448 | Edge protector 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 sh... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6286677 | Coil cap A coil cap cover for a cylindrical coil of aluminum stock provides round portion 20 sized to fit either end of the cylindrical coil of aluminum and a substantially rectangular attached skirt portion 60 which covers an adjacent portion of the cylindrical s... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6264031 | Package for a roll A package for a paper roll having a longitudinal axis, a pair of spaced ends and an outer surface extending between the ends and radially spaced from the axis. The package includes an inner layer positioned over the outer surface in a direction substantia... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6155469 | Notepad and pen holder A notepad and writing instrument holder, particularly adapted for mounting on a surface within the interior of an automobile, for example, includes one piece construction comprising a molded plastic structure with first and second members which are hinged... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6050411 | Coil cap A coil cap cover for a cylindrical coil of aluminum stock provides round portion 20 sized to fit either end of the cylindrical coil of aluminum and a substantially rectangular attached skirt portion 60 which covers an adjacent portion of the cylindrical s... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5960954 | Packaging for thermal transfer ribbons 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... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5944186 | Roll-like photosensitive material packing body In a roll photosensitive material package composed of a roll photosensitive material scroll and a light shielding side member provided to each side of the roll photosensitive material scroll, the light shielding side member has a surplus portion projectin... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5861204 | Roll protection shield and method and apparatus for forming same The present invention provides a molded shield for use as a protector for a roll. The shield comprises a first section for insertion into an end of the roll, the first section having a degree of curvature approximating that of an inside surface of the rol... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5819938 | Coil cap A coil cap cover for a cylindrical coil of aluminum stock provides a round fabric portion 20 sized to fit either end of the cylindrical coil of aluminum and a substantially rectangular attached fabric skirt portion 50 which covers an adjacent portion of t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5803255 | Lighttightly packaged roll of light-sensitive film 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 th... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5775515 | Method and apparatus for wrapping coils, and the wrapped product A method and apparatus for wrapping coils of metallic strip and the like to protect against atmospheric corrosion, and the wrapped product are described. A plastic film sleeve is inserted through the open cylindrical center and held in place by flanged co... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5660277 | Coil protector A coil protector for protecting end portions of a coil of metal, paper or other material includes a shield member for protecting an end portion of the coil. The shield member has a central opening and fasteners disposed around the central opening. A retai... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5526930 | Light-tight package An improved light-tight package for a roll (10) of a length (14) of web material such as photographic paper or film. The package includes an opaque leader (22) wound around the roll. Folded-over portions (48,50) of opaque tearable end disks (32,34) are he... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5515970 | Light-tight package 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... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5492221 | Light-tight package 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-ov... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5462164 | Hightight film package A lighttight package for rolled light-sensitive material includes a core, light-impervious flanges at opposite ends of the core, a roll of the light-sensitive material wound on the core between the flanges, and a light-shielding circumferential wrapper en... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5377831 | Core or tube plug and roll assembly therewith Core or tube plugs protect ends of hollow cores (around which material is wrapped) during transport when a plurality of such wrapped cores is assembled for shipment. Assemblies of a plurality of rolls of such wrapped cores are prepared by inserting a holl... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5320224 | Flexible overlay for protecting non-planar portions of an article The present invention provides an overlay for overlying an edge, corner, or other non-planar extent of an object. The overlay includes first and second longitudinal portions interconnected to one another to form an included angle of generally 90°. The fi... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5275283 | Container for light-sensitive strip materials having improved light sealing means In a container for a roll of a light-sensitive strip material having a core on which the light-sensitive strip material is coiled to form a roll, an opening for drawing out the light-sensitive strip material and a teremp cloth provided on the above openin... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5222601 | Package of rolled photosensitive material Packages of a rolled photosensitive material comprise a core and a photosensitive material wound around the core, and one package further comprises a light-shielding leader connected with an end of the photosensitive material to shield the circumferential... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5174607 | Removable clipboard arrangement A clipboard arrangement includes a planar base member having a raised peripheral rim and a suction cup mounting plate hingedly mounted to a top edge of the base member. A removable clipboard assembly is selectively mounted to the planar base member and ha... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5133171 | Light-tight packaging method for photosensitive web roll A package light-tightly enclosing a photosensitive web roll for use in cooperating apparatus comprises an opaque leader joined to the web and wrapped circumferentially at least twice around the roll and a pair of thin, readily foldable, disk-shaped, opaqu... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131538 | Fiber optic coil shipping and storage container A shipping container for fiber optic coils includes a pair of semicircular ody elements forming a generally circular body providing a circular chamber and having axially and outwardly extending flanges abutting along their mating edges thereof and radially... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5049928 | Spooled photosensitive web cartridge A spooled photosensitive web cartridge and a spooled photosensitive web cassette are disclosed. The web cartridge includes a cylindrical core, a pair of end caps, a length of photosensitive material, and a leader sheet. The end caps are disposed coaxially... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5002237 | Removable tape reel assembly system for a magnetic tape cassette A removable tape reel assembly system for a magnetic tape cassette includes a tape cassette (20) having a top section (22) and a bottom section (23) connected by a hinge (21), a movable supply reel (30) having a first hub (31) onto which a tape is wound a... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4928827 | Light-tight cassette A light-tight cassette for a roll of light-sensitive photographic material, which may be readily assembled, and is constituted by a tubular body portion and molded end caps. The end caps have uniformly spaced outer and interior flanges forming a channel e... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4883178 | Multiple packing for magnetic tapes wound on cores A packing for a plurality of recording tapes wound on flangeless core hubs having central bores (so called pancakes) are described. The packing comprises plastic pallets in the form of discs which protect the outer reels of tape and a fixing device which ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4858762 | Packaging for paper rolls (uniform wrap system) A packaged roll of paper or other sheet material includes a roll of paper or other sheet material, a protective sheet of material wrapped around the circumference of the roll and having overlapping longitudinally-extending edge portions secured together. ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4793485 | Wrapper for ribbon type metal coil and procedure for forming it A protective wrapper made of sheet metal for individual cylindrical ribbon coils of coiled metal sheeting to protect the coils individually from damage and from atmospheric corrosive agents. The wrapper is constructed from two discoidal end caps having a ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4733777 | Light-tightly packaged roll of light sensitive material A light-tightly packaged roll of light-sensitive material, which comprises an annular end cover for each end face of the roll and a circumferential cover wound around the periphery of the roll and having lateral extensions sealed with their inner surface ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4677728 | Roll edge protector Disclosed herein is a roll edge protector for packages of laminar material. The roll edge protector is preferably made of plastic, extruded in the shape of a channel and each section of the channel is cut to form two angular sections of edge protectors, e... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4667824 | Coil package An improved coil package comprises a closable carton formed from a folded blank of cardboard and having a pair of oppositely disposed major side walls, each of which has an aperture in axial alignment with the aperture of the other major side wall and, re... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4505387 | Roll package A package for a roll of light-sensitive strip material which includes end covers and a circumferential cover. The circumferential cover is adhered to a leader connected to the outermost end of the strip or to the outermost end portion of the strip in the ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4444313 | Storage, shipping, display and dispensing package of roll material A storage, shipping, display and dispensing package includes providing maximum protection for roll material during shipment by allowing the material to be shipped with its backing up, while permitting dispensing and display of the material face side up wi... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4185742 | Coil Cover A water-proof cap to protect the ends of rolled sheet stock has an outer chip board cover, an inner chip board cover, and a cylindrical skirt of creped kraft paper the top of which is sandwiched between the periphery of the inner and outer layers of chip ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4148395 | Roll package A package for a roll of light-sensitive strip material is disclosed and includes end covers and a leader which are opaque and moistureproof. A rim or peripheral lip on each end cover overlies an edge of the leader and is adhered thereto, but no adhesive i... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4042107 | Returnable roll shipping container Rigid shipping container for elongated articles such as rolls of plastic sheet or film. The shipping container comprises similar upper and lower rigid pallets and a pair of like or similar end plate assemblies which support the roll. The pallets have legs... | 08/16/1977 |
