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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:
May. 23, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edwin J Gebhardt, Porter, IN (US);
George H Keaton, Porter, IN (US);
Michael M Sinar, Porter, IN (US);
Assignee:
USX Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 781 ; 242 685 ; 242 / ;
Abstract
A compound elastomeric sleeve is provided for installation onto a segmented reel for preventing creases in metal strip wound into coil form thereon. A relatively thin, easily compressible outer sleeve is bonded to a thicker, more rigid inner sleeve. The dual hardness compound sleeve prevents creases yet retains its shape sufficiently for easy removal of a coil wound thereon from the reel. The invention includes a method for preventing creases from forming in metal strip which is to be wound into coil form on a segmented reel on which the compound sleeve is mounted.