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US 10,647,542 B2Granted
Reusable paper core
AssigneeFirst Data Corporation
InventorsBradley Rodgers, Ron Weedin
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Abstract
A reusable paper core including a cylindrical body having a circular outer periphery surrounding an open interior. The cylindrical body is configured to receive a roll of paper. The paper core includes at least one plate that spans at least a portion of the open interior such that the at least one plate connects at least two portions of the outer periphery. The at least one plate defines a non-circular central opening.
Claims20
A reusable paper core, comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a circular outer periphery surrounding an open interior, the cylindrical body being configured to receive a roll of paper;
- at least one plate that spans at least a portion of the open interior such that the at least one plate connects at least two portions of the outer periphery, wherein the at least one plate defines a non-circular central opening;
- a sleeve that is coupled within the non-circular central opening and extends across a length of the cylindrical body, the sleeve having an outer shape that corresponds with a shape of the non-circular central opening;
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- a pin that is configured to extend into an interior of the sleeve and to releasably engage a mating surface of a drive shaft that is inserted within the sleeve.
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A reusable paper core system, comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a circular outer periphery surrounding an open interior, the cylindrical body being configured to receive a roll of paper;
- at least one plate that spans at least a portion of the open interior such that the at least one plate connects at least two portions of the outer periphery, wherein the at least one plate defines a non-circular central opening;
- a sleeve that is coupled within the non-circular central opening and extends across a length of the cylindrical body, the sleeve having an outer shape that corresponds with a shape of the non-circular central opening;
- a drive shaft that is configured to extend through the non-circular central opening of the at least one plate and to be received within the sleeve, wherein an outer surface of the drive shaft has a shape corresponding to the non-circular central opening such that rotation of the drive shaft causes the cylindrical body and the at least one plate to rotate at a same rate as the drive shaft;
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- a pin that is configured to extend into an interior of the sleeve and to releasably engage a mating surface of the drive shaft to secure the drive shaft within the sleeve.
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A method for printing mailing inserts, comprising:
- securing one end of a roll of paper to a reusable paper core, the reusable paper core comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a circular outer periphery surrounding an open interior, the cylindrical body being configured to receive a roll of paper;
- at least one plate that spans at least a portion of the open interior such that the at least one plate connects at least two portions of the outer periphery, wherein the at least one plate defines a non-circular central opening;
- a sleeve that is coupled within the non-circular central opening and extends across a length of the cylindrical body, the sleeve having an outer shape that corresponds with a shape of the non-circular central opening;
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- a pin that is configured to extend into an interior of the sleeve;
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- mounting the reusable paper core on a non-circular drive shaft by:
- inserting the drive shaft within the non-circular central opening of the at least one plate and within the sleeve;
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- engaging a distal end of the pin with a mating surface of the drive shaft to secure the drive shaft within the sleeve;
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- coupling the drive shaft to a motor of a printing mechanism such that the printing mechanism can rotate the reusable paper core by rotating the drive shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.