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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1997
Robert A Basili, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Naiyi Wang, Union City, NJ (US);
Benjamin R Zuk, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Plastic Reel Corporation of America, Carlstadt, NJ (US);
Abstract
A stacking reel component having cooperative locking members which when engaged with the cooperative locking members of a second reel component exert and receive axial forces in forming a reel. The reel component is formed to allow compact stacking with other reel components. The hub of the reel component is formed with a plurality of ribs, each pair of ribs defining a through slot therebetween. The hub is also provided with two pairs of apertures. When stacked, the ribs of each reel component registers with the through slots of the adjacent reel components, and the projecting cooperative locking members of each of the reel components is encompassed by a pair of accommodation apertures formed in an adjacent reel component.