Reels with slitted flanges
AssigneeCarris Reels, Inc.
InventorBrian Connell
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a single-piece flange adapted to be a part of a reel or spool, wherein the flange includes: (a) a hub portion defining one or more apertures, wherein the hub portion comprises an outer face and a wire face; (b) an outer rim; (c) a side wall disposed between the hub portion and the outer rim, wherein the side wall comprises an outer face and a wire face, and a plurality of crack propagation inhibitors extending through a thickness of at least the sidewall; and (d) a plurality of ribs connected to the side wall, and extending toward the hub portion.
Claims23
A single-piece flange adapted to be a part of a reel or spool, wherein the flange comprises:
- a hub portion defining one or more apertures;
- an outer rim;
- a side wall disposed between the hub portion and the outer rim, wherein the side wall comprises an outer face and a wire face, and a plurality of crack propagation inhibitors comprising elongated slits extending through a thickness of at least the side wall and terminating before or at the hub portion;
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- a plurality of ribs connected to the side wall, and extending toward the hub portion.
A single-piece flange adapted to be a part of a reel or spool, wherein the flange comprises:
- a hub portion defining one or more apertures;
- an outer rim;
- a side wall disposed between the hub portion and the outer rim, wherein the side wall comprises an outer face and a wire face, and a plurality of crack propagation inhibitors comprising elongated slits extending through a thickness of at least the side wall;
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- a plurality of ribs connected to the side wall, and extending toward the hub portion wherein the plurality of ribs include a plurality of first ribs and a plurality of second ribs, wherein each first rib is connected to the outer face of the side wall, and each second rib is connected to the wire face of the side wall.
A single-piece flange adapted to be a part of a reel or spool, wherein the flange comprises:
- a hub portion defining one or more apertures;
- an outer rim;
- a side wall disposed between the hub portion and the outer rim, wherein the side wall comprises an outer face and a wire face;
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- a plurality of spaced apart wedges or segments separated from each other by a plurality of crack propagation inhibitors extending through a thickness of at least the side wall and terminating before or at the hub portion, wherein each wedge or segment has at least one rib attached thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.