Patent ID: 7556217
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reel comprising: a tube having a wall extending continuously in a circumferential direction, a length in an axial direction, a radius in a radial direction, a first end, and a second end; first and second flanges, each homogeneously molded at once as a monolith of solidified polymer extracted from and moldable in a permanent, reusable mold; the first and second flanges, each formed to have the first and second flanges further formed to be operably substantially interchangeable with one another; and the tube further secured proximate the first and second ends thereof to the respective tube interfaces of the first and second flanges, the outer surface of the tube being substantially perpendicular to and immediately adjacent the outer portions of the first and second flanges.