Plastic yarn cone having reinforced nose for damage protection

A lightweight plastic yarn carrier adapted to be mounted on a winding machine and have yarn wound thereon to form a yarn package, said yarn carrier comprising:

• a generally hollow conical tube having opposite ends and a relatively thin peripheral wall defining an outer surface for receiving yarn to be wound thereon;
• an annular relatively thin end wall extending radially inwardly from one of said ends of said peripheral wall and terminating at an inner periphery;
• an annular flange extending from said inner periphery of said end wall and extending toward the opposite end of said tube, said peripheral wall, said end wall, and said annular flange collectively defining an end portion of said carrier and an inside annular channel within said carrier formed therebetween;
• a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart radial ribs extending radially across said inside annular channel along said end wall to reinforce said end portion of said carrier;
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• at least one circumferential rim extending from said end wall and circumferentially around said inside annular channel and intersecting each of said ribs to provide additional reinforcing strength for said end portion of said carrier such that said inside annular channel is divided into a plurality of compartments with strengthened borders, whereby said carrier is relatively lightweight with a reinforced end portion to withstand a substantial impact and to prevent any damage within one compartment to spread to adjacent compartments.