Patent ID: 8931638
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A system for packaging a product stored in a coil having an interior surface that defines a bore, the system comprising: a container having a base and a wall extending upward from the base, the wall defining a space for receiving the coil; a pad supported on the base of the container, the pad including an outer portion that underlies the coil and a plurality of tabs extending inward from the outer portion, wherein the tabs on the pad are circumferentially spaced and define pad notches therebetween; a drum core having a first end and a second end, the drum core being insertable within the bore of the coil, the first end of the drum core having a plurality of tabs extending axially outward therefrom, the plurality of tabs being circumferentially spaced from each other to define notches therebetween, wherein upon insertion, the tabs on the first end of the drum core are received within the pad notches and the tabs on the pad extend radially inward into the notches defined by the tabs on the drum core.