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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas L. Taatjes, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Patrick W. Turley, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Martin G. Zalusky, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas L. Taatjes, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Patrick W. Turley, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Martin G. Zalusky, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Stratasys, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 54/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filament spool for use in a filament spool container, where the filament spool comprises a first rim and a second rim offset by an axial shaft, and a series of grooves extending along a first portion of the first rim and configured to receive a filament of a material while the filament is wound around the axial shaft in a first rotational direction.