Patent ID: 6341741
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B65D,B65H

Abstract:
A payout tube for enabling payout of filamentary material having inherent twist characteristics from a coil of the filamentary material wound in a FIG. 8 configuration with a payout hole and said payout hole extending from the inner to the outer wind of the wound coil, said payout tube comprising:an entrance opening and an exit opening in coaxial and spaced relationship with one another; the size of said entrance ad exit openings are sufficiently large to allow the filamentary material to be withdrawn from the inside of the coil and through the payout tube without birdnesting or kinking; the inner diameter of said entrance opening is substantially 2.5 inches, the inner diameter of said exit opening is substantially 3.0 inches, the thickness of said payout tube is substantially 0.25 inches; and a flange member surrounding the exit opening for engaging a panel of a container retaining the wound coil and having a width of substantially 5.75 inches.