Patent ID: 6502700
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In combination,two coils of an elongate product, each coil being composed of multiple loops and being generally cylindrical in configuration and having a lower main surface, and each coil being provided with a band extending around the coil for confining the loops, the band including a length segment that extends under the lower main surface of the coil, substantially radially with respect to the cylindrical configuration of the coil, the coils being stacked as an upper coil and a lower coil, and a spacer interposed between the upper and lower coils, said spacer being an essentially flat body acting as a pad interposed between the upper coil and the lower coil and having at least one slot extending in a radial direction from a location at or near an outer edge of the spacer towards a central region of the spacer and receiving said length segment of the band of the upper coil.