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An end-board for supporting and handling a core-wound roll of material, such as a roll of polymer film. The end-board includes a support plate having a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, and a core channel, the core support aperture adapted to support a core plug or a core therein

An end-board for supporting and handling a core-wound roll of material, such as a roll of polymer film. The end-board includes a support plate having a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, and a core channel, the core support aperture adapted to support a core plug or a core therein. The product face includes a roll recess for receiving an end of the core-wound roll within the roll recess when the core plug or core is positioned in the core support aperture. A locking collar may be used to selectively engage the support plate in the support plate core channel to prevent the supported core or core plug from passing through the core channel. A pair of handles within the support plate may be used to facilitate end-board manipulation.

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What is claimed is: 1. An end-board for supporting a core-wound roll, comprising: a support plate having a top surface, a base surface, a first side, a second side, a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, a core channel connecting the core support aperture with the top surface, the

What is claimed is: 1. An end-board for supporting a core-wound roll, comprising: a support plate having a top surface, a base surface, a first side, a second side, a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, a core channel connecting the core support aperture with the top surface, the top surface being discontinuous across the core channel, the core support aperture for supporting a core plug or a core therein, the product face having a roll recess in the product face for receiving an end of the core-wound roll within at least a portion of the roll recess when the core plug or the core is positioned in the core support aperture, the roll recess further including a channel recess portion to interconnect the roll recess with the top surface. 2. The end-board as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a locking collar selectively engageable with the support plate in the support plate core channel to prevent the core plug or the core from passing through the core channel when the locking collar is engaged with the support plate. 3. The end-board as defined in claim 2, further comprising: a collar connector for connecting the locking collar with the support plate. 4. The end-board as defined in claim 3, wherein the collar connector comprises: a locking collar member attached to or positioned within the locking collar; and a support plate locking member attached to or positioned within the support plate and selectively engagable with the locking collar member. 5. The end-board as defined in claim 4, wherein the locking collar member comprises a key and the support plate locking member comprises a slot for receiving the key when the locking collar is engaged with the support plate. 6. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the support plate further comprises: at least one handle engaged with the support plate and accessible from the outer face of the support plate when the support plate is supporting a core or a core plug in the core support aperture. 7. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the roll recess is substantially circular in shape, the roll recess having a roll recess diameter substantially equal to or greater than a cross-sectional diameter of the core-wound roll product. 8. The end-board as defined in claim 7, wherein the roll recess further comprises: a channel recess for passing the end portion of the core-wound roll product through the channel recess when the core is passed trough the core channel, the channel recess interconnecting the top surface with the roll recess. 9. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the roll recess is substantially U-shaped, the roll recess having a roll recess diameter substantially equal to or greater than a cross-sectional diameter of the core-wound roll product. 10. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the support plate further comprises an arrangement of support ribs to structurally strengthen the support plate. 11. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the maximum width of the top surface between the outer face and the non-recessed portion of the product face is substantially equal to the maximum width of the base surface between the outer face and the non-recessed portion of the product face. 12. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the top surface comprises: at least one interlock recess that is offset relative to a top plane that comprises a non-offset portion of top surface. 13. The end-board as defined in claim 12, wherein the interlock recess comprises at least a first interlock recess and a second interlock recess and wherein the first interlock recess recesses into the product face and not the outer face and the second interlock recess recesses into the outer face and not the product face. 14. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the top surface comprises: at least one interlock lug that is offset relative to a top plane that comprises a non-offset portion of the top surface. 15. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the recessed portion of the product face is substantially planar. 16. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the top surface and the base surface further comprises: at least one cleat for engaging at least one of an adjacent wood pallet and an adjacent end-board. 17. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the support plate further comprises: at least one cross-member slot, each cross member slot open at the top surface of the support plate and each cross member slot for supporting an elongate cross member therein. 18. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein each of the support plate product face and the support plate outer face are substantially planar and substantially parallel. 19. The end-board as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one strapping notch disposed on each of the support plate first side and the support plate second side. 20. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the outer face further comprises a labeling placard for securing thereto a label containing roll product information. 21. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the maximum width between the outer face and the non-recessed portion of the product face is at least 20 percent greater than the wall thickness between the outer face and the recessed portion of the product face. 22. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the maximum width between the outer face and the non-recessed portion of the product face is at least 100 percent greater than the wall thickness between the outer face and the recessed portion of the product face. 23. The end-board as defined in claim 1, wherein the support plate is formed from a polymeric material. 24. An end-board for supporting a core-wound roll, comprising: a) a support plate comprising a top surface, a base surface, a first side, a second side, a product face, an outer face, a core support aperture, and a care channel connecting the core support aperture with the top surface, the top surface being discontinuous across the core channel; b) a locking collar selectively engaged with the support plate in the core channel to prevent a core or a core plug from passing through the core channel when the locking collar is engaged with the support plate; c) a locking collar member attached to the locking collar; d) a support plate locking member attached to the support plate and selectively engagable with the locking collar member; and e) at least one handle engaged with the support plate. 25. A system for packaging a core-wound roll, comprising: a) a first end-board comprising i) a first support plate positioned vertically upright and substantially adjacent a first end of the core-wound roll product and supporting within the core support aperture a first end of a core or a core plug supporting the core-wound roll product; ii) a first locking collar selectively engaged with the first support plate in the core channel of the first support plate; and b) a second end-board comprising i) a second support plate positioned vertically upright and substantially adjacent a second end of the core-wound roll product and opposing the first end-board, the second end-board supporting within the core support aperture a second end of a core or a core plug supporting the core-wound roll product; ii) a second locking collar selectively engaged with the second support plate in the core channel of the second support plate. 26. The packaging system of claim 25, further comprising: a) a third end-board comprising i) a third support plate positioned vertically upright and substantially adjacent a first end of a second core-wound roll product and supporting within the core support aperture a first end of a core or a core plug supporting the second core-wound roll product; ii) a third locking collar selectively engaged with the third support plate in the core channel of the third support plate; the base surface of the third end plate supported upon the top surface of the first end plate; and b) a fourth end-board comprising i) a fourth support plate positioned vertically upright and substantially adjacent a second end of the second core-wound roll product and supporting within the core support aperture a second end of a core or a core plug supporting the second core-wound roll product; ii) a fourth locking collar selectively engaged with the fourth support plate in the core channel of the fourth support plate; and the base surface of the fourth end plate supported upon the top surface of the second end plate.