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US 6,581,763 B2Granted
Packaging system for coiled goods
AssigneeOlympic General Corporation
InventorsCharles D. Allgood, Richard King
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Abstract
In a packaging system for coiled goods, a length of flexible material is wound into a coil. A hole is extended diametrically through the coil and a rod is extended through the hole. Fasteners are secured to the opposite end of the rod to secure the flexible material in the coiled configuration.
Claims29
A packaging system for coiled goods comprising:
- a length of flexible material wound into a coil;
- a hole extending diametrically through the hole in the coil;
- a rod extending through the hole in the coil;
- and
- means mounted at the opposite ends of the rod for retaining the flexible material in the coiled configuration.
2 more elements
A packaging system for coiled goods comprising:
- a length of plastic lawn edging of the type comprising a plastic web having a spear-shaped configuration at one edge and a hollow cylindrical configuration having a predetermined diameter at the other edge;
- said length of plastic lawn edging being wound into a coil;
- a hole extending diametrically through the hole in the coil of plastic lawn edging;
- a rod extending through the hole in the coil;
- and
- means mounted at the opposite ends of the rod for retaining the plastic lawn edging in the coil configuration.
3 more elements
A method of retaining flexible materials in a coiled configuration comprising the steps of:
- providing a length of flexible material;
- winding the length of flexible material into a coiled configuration;
- forming a hole diametrically through the coil of flexible material thus formed;
- providing a rod;
- extending the rod through the hole in the coil of flexible material;
- providing a pair of fasteners;
- and
- securing the fasteners on the opposite ends of the rod and thereby retaining the length of flexible material in the coiled configuration.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.