US 6,981,670 B2 | ||
Reel having apparatus for improved connection of linear material | ||
Jeffrey M. Harrington, Vancouver, Wash. (US) | ||
Assigned to Great Stuff, INC, Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
Filed on Apr. 15, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/414,508. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0206849 A1, Oct. 21, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B65H 75/28 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 242—402 | 17 Claims |
1. A linear material reel comprising:
a reel drum having an outer surface upon which linear material can be spooled, the drum having two ends;
two spooling end plates, each being positioned on one of the ends of the drum; and
a retraction limiting band configured to prevent a portion of an innermost layer of spooled linear material from completely
unwinding from the reel drum, the band configured to reside between said innermost layer of spooled linear material and a
layer of spooled linear material positioned radially outward from said innermost layer, wherein the band is attached at one
end to one of the two spooling end plates.
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