Patent ID: 8006840

Claim:
An article for dispensing filamentary material, comprising: a carton including a top panel having an interior surface and opposite side edges, the carton further including a side panel joined to each of the side edges of the top panel, the top and side panels defining an interior and exterior of the carton, each side panel having a cutout therein with the cutouts at least partially aligned with one another; and an adapter disposed in the interior of the carton, the adapter having a top plate parallel to and in engagement with the interior surface of the carton's top panel, the top plate of the adapter being disposed adjacent the cutouts such that the top plate is engageable with a shaft inserted from the exterior of the carton through the cutouts, the top plate spreading the load of the shaft onto the top panel, wherein the adapter further comprises at least one extension extending from the top plate and engageable with the carton.