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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:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph L Cobane, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Charles P Keip, Grandville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Modular Concepts, Inc., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242614 ; 242605 ;
Abstract
An end cap has a central coupling for securing it to one end of a core on which a length of flexible material is adapted to be wound. The end cap has a partial coupling formation along one edge so that it can be assembled edge-to-edge with one or more additional end caps of identical construction to form an enlarged end cap unit in which the partial coupling formations combine to form a second coupling for securing the enlarged end cap unit to one end of a core. A locking device is also provided for releasably locking the core to an end cap.