Patent ID: 9617112
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B21C,B65H

Claim:
1. A flange for use on a reel, the flange comprising: an outer rim defining an outer perimeter of the flange; a hub assembly supported on the flange within the outer perimeter; an arbor hole adapter coupled to the hub assembly, the arbor hole adapter having at least one extendable portion, the extendable portion having at least two positions: an extended position and a retracted position, the retracted position allows the arbor hole adapter to be inserted into an arbor hole of the reel, and the extended position where the at least one extendable portion abuts and engages with the arbor hole of the reel to couple the arbor hole adapter to the reel, and a cam plate supported within the outer perimeter, the cam plate defining an elongated aperture, and wherein the hub assembly is moveably coupled to the cam plate to move within, and constrained by, the aperture in the cam plate.