Temporary tape removal hub for tape removal machine

A tape removal hub for use with a motorized tape removal apparatus having a spool assembly including a rotatable spool spindle with a noncircular cross-sectional portion, wherein the tape removal hub comprises:

• a cylindrical tube having a length, an inner surface, a central axis, and first and second ends;
• a sleeve having length and a noncircular through bore extending therethrough, the sleeve and noncircular through bore having a common central axis, the noncircular through bore having a noncircular cross-sectional shape that extends continuously throughout the noncircular through bore;
• and
• a plurality of webs extending between the sleeve and inner surface of the cylindrical tube,
• wherein:
• the sleeve is provided at the first end of the cylindrical tube and extends only into a portion of the cylindrical tube,
• a length of the cylindrical tube that extends from an end of the sleeve to the second end of the cylindrical tube consists of a hollow cylindrical tube,
• the noncircular through bore is complimentarily shaped to the noncircular cross-sectional portion of the rotatable spool spindle,
• the central axis of the cylindrical tube is coaxial with the common central axis of the sleeve and through bore, and
• a side wall of the cylindrical tube at the second end terminates at a continuous, uninterrupted circular edge.