Patent ID: 7900421

Claim:
A wrap tool for rotatably supporting a roll of packaging, said roll of packaging having a hollow, at least substantially tubular core, said wrap tool comprising: a base; a first elongate support member extending outwardly relative to a surface of said base; a second elongate support member extending outwardly relative to a surface of said base; an actuation mechanism comprising a first handle and a second handle, wherein a longitudinal axis of said second handle extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said second elongate support, and wherein said actuation mechanism is adapted to move the wrap tool between: (A) a first orientation in which a roll engaging portion of said first elongate support member is positioned a first distance apart from a roll engaging portion of said second elongate support member; and (B) a second orientation in which said first elongate support member's roll engaging portion is positioned a second distance apart from said second elongate support member's roll engaging portion, said second distance being greater than said first distance; wherein said wrap tool is adapted so that: said first and second elongate support members may be positioned within said tubular core and moved between said first orientation and said second orientation while said first and second elongate support members are disposed within said tubular core; when said first and second elongate support members are positioned within said tubular core and said wrap tool is in said first orientation, said roll of packaging is free to rotate about said first and second elongate support members; and when said first and second elongate support members are both (A) positioned within said tubular core and (B) in said second orientation, said first and second elongate support members cooperate to substantially prevent said roll of packaging from rotating by: (A) said roll engaging portion of said first elongate support member engaging a first interior portion of said tubular core; and (B) said roll engaging portion of second elongate support member engaging a second interior portion of said tubular core.