US 12,240,664 B2
Packaging for reel-less bundle of cable
Andriy Lozhko, Syracuse, NY (US); Noah Montena, Syracuse, NY (US); Jay A. Kisselstein, Mexico, NY (US); and Brian K. Hanson, Cicero, NY (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/529,972.
Application 18/529,972 is a continuation of application No. 17/491,489, filed on Sep. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,834,234.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/085,997, filed on Sep. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101301 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 85/66 (2006.01); B65D 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/0209 (2013.01) [B65D 5/0236 (2013.01); B65D 81/02 (2013.01); B65D 85/04 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaging arrangement for a bundle of cable, comprising:
a packaging blank;
wherein, in a first configuration, the blank extends in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end;
wherein the blank includes
a middle portion extending from the first end to the second end between a first fold line and a second fold line;
a first flap portion extending from the first end to the second end and extending from the first fold line in a direction away from the middle portion in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and
a second flap portion extending from the first end to the second end and extending from the second fold line in a direction away from the middle portion in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
wherein, in a second configuration, the blank is rolled into a cylindrical shape such that the first end overlaps the second end, and the first and second flap portions are folded radially inward relative to the cylindrical blank so as to provide packaging for a reel-less bundle of cable that is structurally configured to prevent the bundle of cable from unraveling and to provide axial strength to the bundle of cable; and
wherein the middle portion of the blank includes a first perforation line and a second perforation line, and the first and second perforation lines are structurally configured to extend from the first end to the second end so as to permit the packaging to be removed from the bundle of cable without a tool.