Reel for tape-like material with air evacuation for enhanced packing of the reeled material

A reel for windable tape-like material comprising:

• a first flange and a second flange generally parallel to and spaced from said first flange, said first and second flanges forming an interior region therebetween;
• a central hub disposed in said interior region and connecting said first and second flanges, said hub being adapted to wind tape-like material thereon in a pack in said interior region as said hub and said first and second flanges co-rotate;
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• an air evacuator built into one of said first and second flanges and including an air passage in said one of said flanges communicating said interior region with an exterior of said one of said flanges, and including a low pressure generator adapted to interact with air at said exterior as said one of said flanges rotates for producing, via said air passage, a pressure at said exterior that is lower than a pressure at said interior region for evacuating air from said interior region for reducing air between successive windings of said tape-like material in said pack.