| CPC B65H 75/2236 (2021.05) | 13 Claims |
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1. A reel comprising:
a core, around which an associated flexible media is wound, the core having
a first hub portion having a central region and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart first tabs of a first length projecting radially from the central region of the first hub portion, each of the first tabs of the first hub portion includes a pre-scored region that allows the first tab to bend relative to the central region of the first hub portion, and
a second hub portion having a central region and a same number of second tabs as the plurality of first tabs, the second tabs circumferentially spaced apart and each having a second length less than the first length of the corresponding first tabs and the second tabs projecting radially from the central region of the second hub portion, radially outer end portions of the second tabs of the second hub portion secured to respective intermediate regions located radially inward of terminal ends of the first tabs, wherein outer terminal end portions of the second tabs are secured to the first tabs such that outer terminal end portions of each respective first tab extends radially outward further than the outer terminal end portion of the second tabs, and intermediate regions located radially inward of terminal ends of the second tabs form a layer between the first tabs of the first hub and the second tabs of the second hub when the reel is in a deployed position, each of the second tabs of the second hub portion includes a first pre-scored region that allows the second tab to bend relative to the central region of the second hub portion, and each of the second tabs of the second hub portion includes a second pre-scored region that allows a radially inner portion to bend relative to a radially outer portion of each second tab portion; and
first and second flanges disposed at opposite ends of the core which prevent the wound flexible media from migrating off the core.
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