Patent ID: 9284103
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B65D,B65H

Claim Text:
1. An end support for supporting a roll of material wound on a tubular core in a substantially horizontal orientation, the end support comprising: a substantially planar plate member having a front face and a rear face; the front face and rear face being spaced from one another, the plate having an outer flange defining a number of side surfaces and the side surfaces arranged to form a generally rectangular periphery, the flange extending transverse to the plane of the plate, and an internal area defined within the periphery of the flange; a substantially circular hub member having an outer dimension defined for insertion into a tubular core of a wound roll of material, the hub centrally positioned within the internal area of the plate and projecting outwardly in a perpendicular direction from the front face and the plane of the plate; a plurality of spaced plate ribs formed transverse to the plane of the plate and positioned within the internal area, the plate ribs extending inwardly from the outer flange to the hub, a plurality of open areas defined between the plate ribs within the internal area of the plate, and at least one of the plate ribs extending substantially perpendicular to each rectangular side surface of the outer flange, the perpendicular plate ribs aligned with a radius of the circular hub member; and a plurality of corrugation surfaces fixed to the plate ribs and extending from the plate ribs at least partially into the open area between the plate ribs; the corrugation surfaces alternately formed along the front and rear faces of the plate.