초록

This invention relates to end caps for supporting cylindrical rolls of material with the axes of the rolls extending vertically. The end caps are formed in one piece of molded pulp to secure and protect the rolls during shipment.

대표청구항 ▼

[ Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:] [1.] An end cap for protecting and supporting a roll of material having a core around which the material is wrapped, a roll being supported with its axis vertical by a pair of end caps facing each other, one on each end respectively of the ro

[ Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:] [1.] An end cap for protecting and supporting a roll of material having a core around which the material is wrapped, a roll being supported with its axis vertical by a pair of end caps facing each other, one on each end respectively of the roll and each end cap comprising:a one-piece sheet of material pre-formed of molded pulp;said sheet having an outside wall formed with depressions which create an inside wall having raised rib roll support areas;a plug at the center of the sheet extending from and beyond said inside wall and having a periphery which fits into the roll core;a circular trough surrounding the plug and providing a space between the outside and inside walls of the end cap to receive an end of the core of the roll projecting beyond the material in the roll, the depth of said trough relative to the projection of said core being such that the end of the material in the roll engages the inside wall of the cap,a collar on said sheet extending toward the roll beyond said inside wall surrounding said plug and forming therewith a chamber to receive one end of the roll;said depressions in said outside wall extending from said collar inwardly whereby straps can be received in the depressions for attaching each end cap to the roll and to the other end cap.