Patent ID: 7458553

Claim:
Roll stock cradle support structure for receiving and supporting one or more pieces of roll stock, comprising: a flat flexible base strip of rigid or semi-rigid plastic material having a longitudinal axis and an upper surface and a lower surface, at least one set of facing cradle portions of pre-selected dimensions integrally formed on top of and along the longitudinal axis of one flat base strip surface in a single row, with a section of flat base strip surface separating the facing cradle portions, thereby forming a roll support cradle, each cradle portion comprising a substantially vertical end wall and an arcuately shaped segment of rigid or semi-rigid plastic material, said segment being reinforced by members connecting the arcuately shaped segments with the end wall or base strip, said structure providing a flexibility due to the independent operation of the cradle portions and due to the flat plastic base strip between the cradle portions, allowing for roll stock of varying diameter sizes to be stacked securely.