Patent ID: 8360352
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for winding, transporting, and storing a length of flexible material, comprising; a hub, a pair of side plates extending radially from the axial ends of said hub, means for turning said hub, means for supporting said apparatus during the use thereof; wherein, the improvement comprises, an oblong protrusion extending radially from said hub and having a thickness approximately equal to an outer diameter of said flexible material, the protrusion adapted to provisionally engage and retain a loop formed in said length of flexible material at a point along the length thereof for winding said length of flexible material upon said hub to facilitate the transport, storage, and use thereof, whereby said length of said flexible material is secured upon said hub by virtue of the buildup of layers of said flexible material as it is wound onto said hub and, subsequently, is instantaneously and automatically released upon the full unwinding of said flexible material from said hub for use unfettered by the encumbrance of said apparatus.