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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Carris Reels, Inc., Proctor, VT (US);
Inventor:
Brian Connell, Dalesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Carris Reels, Inc., Proctor, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/14 (2006.01); B65H 75/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/145 (2013.01); B65H 75/14 (2013.01); B65H 75/22 (2013.01); B65H 2701/5122 (2013.01); B65H 2701/5136 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a single-piece flange adapted to be a part of a reel or spool, wherein the flange includes: (a) a hub portion defining one or more apertures, wherein the hub portion comprises an outer face and a wire face; (b) an outer rim; (c) a side wall disposed between the hub portion and the outer rim, wherein the side wall comprises an outer face and a wire face, and a plurality of crack propagation inhibitors extending through a thickness of at least the sidewall; and (d) a plurality of ribs connected to the side wall, and extending toward the hub portion.