The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A O'Connor, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kenneth P Kiefer, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Ralph A Vogel, Three Rivers, MI (US);
Assignee:
Essex Group, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ; B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206391 ; 206597 ; 206386 ; 206389 ; 2421187 ; 220 234 ;
Abstract
A spool for storing and transporting heavy strand material, particularly wire, includes a hollow shell with integral legs and reinforcing means in the interior of the shell. In one embodiment, the reinforcing means is a foam filling, which in a second embodiment, the reinforcing means comprises integral braces in the interior of the shell. A cap on the spool allows two or four spools to be banded together in a package assembly. The cap is also configured to permit stacking of the spools.