Patent ID: 11939184
Assignee: SCIENTIFIC ANGLERS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A spool for supporting a roll of material, the spool comprising:
an arbor that extends about an arbor axis, the arbor including a plurality of arbor panels connected to each other and spaced about the arbor axis, wherein first and second arbor panels of the plurality of arbor panels each include a first arbor edge, and wherein a third arbor panel of the plurality of arbor panels includes a second arbor edge, wherein the first arbor edges of the first and second arbor panels are spaced from the second arbor edge of the third panel in an arbor direction, the arbor direction being substantially parallel to the arbor axis;
a first flange that includes a first plurality of flange panels, wherein a first flange panel of the first plurality of flange panels is rotatably connected to the first arbor edge of the first arbor panel, and wherein a second flange panel of the first plurality of flange panels is rotatably connected to the first arbor edge of the second arbor panel; and
a second flange connected to the second arbor edge of the third arbor panel,
wherein the first flange is configured to transition between a retention configuration and an open configuration, wherein in the retention configuration, the first and second flange panels of the first plurality of flange panels extend from the respective first arbor edges to a retention height, and wherein in the open configuration, the first and second flange panels of the first plurality of flange panels extend from the respective first arbor edges to an open height, the retention height and the open height extending in a flange direction, the flange direction being substantially perpendicular to the arbor axis, and
wherein the retention height is greater than the open height, wherein in the retention configuration, the roll of material is substantially prevented from removal from the arbor along the arbor axis by the first and second flanges, and wherein in the open configuration, the roll of material is removable from the arbor in the arbor direction.