US 8,708,267 B2 · Device and method for a rolling a sheet of material for packaging, storage, shipment, and dispensing

Abstract

A method and device for handling and deploying a sheet of material are provided. In a first version, a rigid rod is positioned within a flexible cylindrical core and the sheet is wrapped around the core. The rod is then removed from the core and the core and sheet may be folded and reshaped for storage or shipment. The core and sheet may then be unfolded and the sheet may be unwrapped from the core. The rigid rod may be positioned within the core after the core is unfolded and to enable easier removal of the sheet from the core. A dispenser may be provided that attaches to the core and/or the rod and enables an operator to unwrap the sheet from the core. The core may be sufficiently rigid to allow the dispenser to be coupled with the core and without positioning of a rigid rod within the core.

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Dependent claims

A device for packaging a sheet of material, the device configured to allow for dispensing of the sheet material, the device comprising:

a flexible tubular cylinder, having an internal channel and an external curved surface, the internal channel having an elongate length disposed between a first end and a second end;
and
a flexible sheet, the flexible sheet wrapped about the external curved surface of the flexible tubular cylinder;
the flexible tubular cylinder and flexible sheet being folded such that a first portion of the flexible tubular cylinder is bent over a second portion of the flexible tubular cylinder such that the first portion covers at least part of the second portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device and method for a rolling a sheet of material for packaging, storage, shipment, and dispensing

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Device and method for a rolling a sheet of material for packaging, storage, shipment, and dispensing

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Abstract

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