Patent ID: 6889835

Claim:
A package for containing and dispensing wire from a coil of wire, the wire coil having an axis, a radially outer surface about the axis providing an outer coil diameter, and axially opposite top and bottom ends defining a coil height, said package comprising an outer carton having a bottom and four planar side panels extending upwardly from said bottom a distance greater than said height, each said side panel having an inwardly facing side surface; an octagonal inner liner within said outer carton, said liner having eight vertically extending planar walls wherein every other one of said eight walls engages a portion of the inwardly facing side surface of a different one of said side panels of said outer carton, adjacent ones of said eight walls being joined at a liner corner; and a retainer ring engaging the top end of the wire coil, said retainer ring having a substantially planar body including an inner opening and an outer edge comprising a plurality of nodes extending radially outward beyond the outer surface of the wire coil, each of said nodes being joined to an adjacent node by a node edge extending inwardly of the outer surface of the coil, at least one of said nodes interengaging at least one of said liner corners to prevent said retainer ring from rotating relative to said inner liner.