ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,753, issued on July 15.
"Elastic spool protector" was invented by Kyle T. McQuade (Newark, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is provided for protecting a spool, such as, for example, a wire reel. An example of the device is useful for both preventing damage to spools and permitting damaged spools to be continued to be used. The elastic spool protector may include a disk-shaped member and a rim portion. In one example, an elastic spool protector is capable of being positioned on a flange of a wire reel. In one example, and an edge region of a flange may be received between a main portion and a lip portion of the elastic spo...