Claims
- 1. A method for packaging plastic string trimmer line including the steps of:forming a sealed package with a front wall and a rear wall parallel to the front wall separated by a circular band with a predetermined circumference to form a space between the front and rear walls; providing an opening through the rear wall in the center of the circular band; providing a slot through the circular band between the front and rear walls; inserting a mandrel having a winding surface through the opening in the rear wall into the space between the front and rear wall; inserting the leading end of a supply of plastic string trimmer line through the slot and engaging the leading end of the plastic string trimmer line with the mandrel; rotating the mandrel to wind string trimmer line about the winding surface of the mandrel within the package; and removing the mandrel from the opening in the rear wall, leaving the leading end of the plastic string trimmer line accessible through the opening in the rear wall.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 further including the step of allowing a portion of string trimmer line to extend outwardly from the slot in the circular band.
- 3. The method according to claim 2 wherein the step of allowing a portion of the plastic string trimmer line to extend outwardly from the slot in the circular band includes severing the string trimmer line from the supply of string trimmer line.
- 4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the step of forming a sealed package comprises the provision of a front wall, rear wall and circular band made of thermoplastic material heat sealed together.
- 5. The method according to claim 4 wherein the space between the front wall and the rear wall is selected to be substantially equal to the width of plastic string trimmer line to be packaged within the sealed package.
- 6. The method according to claim 5 further including the step of retaining the sealed package in a loading position on the mandrel to substantially prevent rotation of the package with rotation of the mandrel during winding of the line about the winding surface of the mandrel within the package.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of forming a sealed package comprises the provision of a front wall, rear wall and circular band made of thermoplastic material heat sealed together.
- 8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the space between the front wall and the rear wall is selected to be substantially equal to the width of plastic string trimmer line to be packaged within the sealed package.
- 9. The method according to claim 1 further including the step of retaining the sealed package in a loading position on the mandrel to substantially prevent rotation of the package with rotation of the mandrel during winding of the line about the winding surface of the mandrel within the package.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of Ser. No. 09/894,453 filed Jun. 28, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,594,972.
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