Strand package and carton therefor
AssigneeBelden Inc.
InventorThomas Q. Wise
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Abstract
A dispensing package of coiled strand material has an open-center coil of the material capable of being payed out from the coil's interior. A series of connected walls form a perimeter around the coil, and each of the walls has opposed hinged flaps. A tab is located on the edge of each flap opposite the hinged connection, and the tabs on each side of the coil interlock to form a tapered boss extending into the open center of the coil spaced from but facing the like opposing boss.
Claims6
A non-reel dispensing package of coiled strand material comprising an open-center coil of the material capable of being payed out from the interior thereof without rotation of the coil;
- a perimeter of connected walls surrounding said coil, each said wall having opposed hinged flaps;
- and a tapered tab located at the center of the edge of each of said flaps opposite the hinged connection thereof to its associated wall, the tabs of the flaps on each of the two opposing sides of said coil interlocking to form a tapered boss to facilitate payout of the strand material, the two bosses extending into the open center of the coil in spaced facing relation, their facing ends being separated by a gap.
A carton blank for a dispensing package of coiled strand material comprising four wall panels hinged in end-to-end relation, a flap hinged to each of the opposed side edges of each said panel, and a tapered tab hinged to the center of the free side edge of each said flap, the tabs associated with a first and third wall panel each having an open-ended slot extending longitudinally of the tab from its free end and the tabs associated with the alternate second and fourth wall panels each having an internal slot extending longitudinally of the tab and into its adjacent flap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.