# US 5,344,014 A · Reusable multipack for stacked wound rolls

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 5,344,014 A
- Document ID: US5344014A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/918,749
- Filed: 1992-07-27
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1991-07-27
- Assignees: BASF Magnetics GmbH
- Inventors: Jose Toral; Gottfried Lutz; Hartmut Thiele; August Liepold; Hermann Brandstetter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344014A

## CPC

- B65D 85/04: for coils of wire, rope or hose
- B65D 71/0096: {the dimensions of the supports corresponding to the periphery of the load, e.g. pallets}
- B65D 2571/00018: under tension
- B65D 2571/00043: Intermediate plates or the like
- B65D 2571/00074: Stabilising or reinforcing columns
- Y02W 30/80: Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT

## Abstract

A right-parallelepipedal multipack for vertically stacked wound rolls, comprising a rectangular pallet (1), a rectangular base plate (3), located on said pallet and provided with a multiplicity of clearances (2), an identically constructed intermediate plate (5) and a likewise identical top plate (6), a multiplicity of wound rolls (4) respectively stacked in-between and means (7, 8, 9) for fixing the pack and the wound rolls, wherein the wound rolls are recording media (10) in tape form which are wound-up on flangeless hubs (11) which are provided with inner bores and through which there is fitted a hub sleeve (8) which is mounted non-displaceably in the clearances (2) of the base plate (3), intermediate plate (5) and top plate (6), and a cover (9), provided with a ring, being adapted to fit onto the upper end of the hub sleeve (8) above the top plate, the lateral four corners of the pack being secured by vertically attached corner parts (7) and a stretch film (12 ) being drawn around the side parts of the pack.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A right-parallelepipedal multipack for vertically stacked wound rolls, comprising a rectangular pallet (1), a rectangular base plate (3), located on said pallet and provided with a multiplicity of clearances (2), an identically constructed intermediate plate (5) and a likewise identical top plate (6), a multiplicity of wound rolls respectively stacked in-between said plates and means (7, 8, 9), including a hub sleeve, for fixing the multi pack and the wound rolls, wherein the wound rolls are recording media (10) in tape form which are wound-up on flangeless hubs (11) which are provided with inner bores and through which there is fitted said hub sleeve (8) which is mounted non-displaceably in the clearances (2) of the base plate (3), intermediate plate (5) and top plate (6), and a cover (9), provided with a ring, being adapted to fit onto the upper end of the hub sleeve (8) above the top plate, the lateral four corners of the multi pack being secured by vertically attached corner parts (7) and a stretch film (12) being drawn around the side parts of the multi pack.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A multipack as claimed in claim 1, wherein thin liners are respectively inserted between two pancakes (10) and wherein a plurality of pancakes stacked one on top of the other are spaced apart by flexible plastic inserts (14).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A multipack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible plastic liners (24) have at two opposite ends gripping tabs (21) with engaging openings (23) for removing a pancake stack.