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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
Joseph O'Malley, Selah, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A support for receiving and supporting stacked tiers of cylindrical roll stock is provided. The support can be either located on the base tier of the rolls, folded between tiers, or placed on the top tier, all to provide a rectangular stacked arrangement of the roll stock that is especially suited for storage or transport. The roll support includes a support body that is preferably formed from a resinous plastic, polymeric material, such as PET that includes a plurality of curved cradles and each curved cradle is sized for receiving a roll of cylindrical stock. A multiple of the support bodies combine to support a multiple of the rolls of cylindrical stock in a tiered array. Each support body can substantially support the weight of each roll of cylindrical stock received within its curved cradles. The weight of the support body is less than the supported weight of the roll of cylindrical stock. Additionally, the support can nest together in storage, with a minimum of increase in the nested stack height, when roll supports are added to the stack.