CPC B65H 75/403 (2013.01) [B65H 75/4407 (2013.01); B65H 75/4471 (2013.01); B65H 2701/33 (2013.01); B65H 2701/533 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A reel carrier for a rolled product, the reel carrier comprising:
a pallet having a platform bound by a frame, the pallet having a shaft, a first sidewall upwardly depending from the frame and a second sidewall upwardly depending from the frame, the first sidewall and the second sidewall configured in mutual opposition and supporting the shaft therebetween, the shaft rotatable in a forward and reverse direction, the first sidewall adjustable between a collapsed and deployed orientation via first adjustment means and the second sidewall adjustable between a collapsed and deployed orientation via second adjustment means;
a reel supported on the shaft and rotatable about the shaft in a forward and a reverse direction, the reel configured to take-up the rolled product thereon to subsequently pay-off the rolled product from the top-side of the reel in an over-the-top delivery to optimize the structural integrity of the rolled product and minimize the structural stress of the rolled product; and
a motor operably coupled to cause rotation of the shaft supporting the reel.
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