A winding core with improved beam and hoop strength and diminished friability and method for manufacturing such a core are provided, the winding core comprising: an extruded wood fiber core member; and at least one preformed paper shell member having a split seam parallel to its major axis, the shell being adhered to an exterior surface of the extruded wood fiber core member and a secondary shell of wooden staves.

A removable cover for a finger brace comprises a receiving end with an open area for receiving the finger brace within the cover and with rails to slide the cover over the finger brace. A stop bar of the cover acts as a stop for the finger brace. The cover includes a spring-loaded clip arranged across the stop bar and rotatable around a fulcrum. A protrusion/recess pair between the clip and the finger brace is normally engaged with a spring and acts as a catch when the cover is in place over the finger brace. A recess in the cover receives an end of the clip when a user presses the end against the spring force to disengage the protrusion/recess pair.

A removable cover for a finger brace comprises a receiving end with an open area for receiving the finger brace within the cover and with rails to slide the cover over the finger brace. A stop bar of the cover acts as a stop for the finger brace. The cover includes a spring-loaded clip arranged across the stop bar and rotatable around a fulcrum. A protrusion/recess pair between the clip and the finger brace is normally engaged with a spring and acts as a catch when the cover is in place over the finger brace. A recess in the cover receives an end of the clip when a user presses the end against the spring force to disengage the protrusion/recess pair.

A drum for transporting and feeding welding wire may comprise a hold-down bar opening. The hold-down bar opening enables access to and removal of a hold-down bar without requiring prior removal of an end surface of the drum or a drum lid. The drum may also comprise an access door. The access door enables access to the interior space of the drum when it is opened or removed from the first end surface. The access door allows for retrieval of a portion of a wire stored within the drum without need to remove an end surface of the drum or a drum lid.

The invention relates to a cable shearing apparatus and method for effectively cutting a cable from a rotatable drum, such as drilling line, boring line, electrical line, fiber optic line or the like. The cable shearing apparatus includes a cable management assembly having a track assembly and a clamp assembly, and a cable cutting assembly used in conjunction with the cable management assembly to manage, retain and sever a spent portion of the cable upon the drum.

The invention relates to a cable shearing apparatus and method for effectively cutting a cable from a rotatable drum, such as drilling line, boring line, electrical line, fiber optic line or the like. The cable shearing apparatus includes a cable management assembly having a track assembly and a clamp assembly, and a cable cutting assembly used in conjunction with the cable management assembly to manage, retain and sever a spent portion of the cable upon the drum.

A standalone type reel holding device configured to be set separately to a component mounter provided with a component supply device, the component supply device including multiple feeder devices and a main-body-side reel holding section configured to hold multiple tape reels around in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, wherein the standalone type reel holding device holds separately-located tape reels different to the tape reels held by the main-body-side reel holding section in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, and supplies carrier tapes wound on the separately-located tape reels to the feeder devices. Thus, it is possible to increase the overall quantity of carrier tapes supplied to feeder devices from the main-body-side reel holding section and the standalone type reel holding device.

A standalone type reel holding device configured to be set separately to a component mounter provided with a component supply device, the component supply device including multiple feeder devices and a main-body-side reel holding section configured to hold multiple tape reels around in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, wherein the standalone type reel holding device holds separately-located tape reels different to the tape reels held by the main-body-side reel holding section in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, and supplies carrier tapes wound on the separately-located tape reels to the feeder devices. Thus, it is possible to increase the overall quantity of carrier tapes supplied to feeder devices from the main-body-side reel holding section and the standalone type reel holding device.

Layer constructions allow an adhesive tape to be wound to form a spool simply and with relatively uncomplicated apparatus. At least one layered construction comprises: an adhesive tape comprising at least one outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; a release liner lying on the outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; and an interliner lying on the side of the adhesive tape opposite the outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, at least the side of the interliner facing away from the adhesive tape being adhesively furnished, wherein all layers of the layered construction finish substantially flush with respect to each other. At least one spool comprising a spool core and the at least one layered construction wound crosswise in a plurality of plies on said core, and a method for producing the at least one spool are also disclosed.

Layer constructions allow an adhesive tape to be wound to form a spool simply and with relatively uncomplicated apparatus. At least one layered construction comprises: an adhesive tape comprising at least one outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; a release liner lying on the outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; and an interliner lying on the side of the adhesive tape opposite the outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, at least the side of the interliner facing away from the adhesive tape being adhesively furnished, wherein all layers of the layered construction finish substantially flush with respect to each other. At least one spool comprising a spool core and the at least one layered construction wound crosswise in a plurality of plies on said core, and a method for producing the at least one spool are also disclosed.