Package and locking ring for dispensing wound material from a container

An assembly, comprising:

• a) a wound coil of filamentary material having a first end formable into a loop;
• b) a payout tube extending from an inside of said wound coil to an outside of said wound coil, said first end of said filamentary material extending through said payout tube;
• c) a box containing said wound coil and payout tube, said box having a side wall defining a hole;
• d) a ring structure having a side wall sized to fit in and through said hole of said box, a flange extending from said side wall formed at a first end of said ring structure and having a larger diameter than said side wall of said ring structure and located outside said box, a pull-off cover plate formed with and breakably coupled at a second end of said ring structure, said cover plate defining a hole receiving the first end of the filamentary material and said cover plate defining a trap door separate from said hole of said cover plate, said trap door receiving the first end of the filamentary material when said first end is formed in said loop and permitting the filamentary material extending therethrough to move through said trap door in a single direction only.

A method for packaging a wound coil of filamentary material for dispensing, comprising:

• a) placing a payout tube into said wound coil of filamentary material and locating a first end of said filamentary material in said payout tube;
• b) inserting said wound coil of filamentary material with said payout tube into a box;
• c) pulling said first end of said filamentary material through a hole defined in a side wall of the box;
• d) inserting a ring structure into said hole of said box, said ring structure having a side wall, a flange extending from said side wall formed at a first end of said ring structure and having a larger diameter than said side wall of said ring structure and located outside the box, and a pull-off cover plate formed with and breakably coupled at a second end of said ring structure, said cover plate defining a hole and a trap door separate from said hole of said cover plate;
• e) locating said first end of said filamentary material through said hole defined in said cover plate and threading said filamentary material through said trap door to form a loop in said first end of said filamentary material.