Consumer tote for wallpaper printer
View Patent ↗A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper is disclosed. The tote has a disposable exterior with a main access flap and a pair of core access openings, one at each end. The tote has an interior in which may be located a disposable core. The core aligns with the access openings. In some embodiments there is a gap between the access flap and an adjacent edge of the exterior, when the flap is closed. In preferred embodiments, the core is supported at each end by a molding having a hub which engages the core.
1. A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper, the tote comprising:
an exterior in which is formed an access flap and, when the access flap is closed, a gap between the access flap and an adjacent edge of the exterior;
an interior in which is located a rotatable core for receiving wallpaper, via the gap, printed by a wallpaper printer to which the consumer tote is mounted, the core supporting the printed wallpaper as a roll; and
a handle formed by two sub-units having openings arranged to cooperate with one another so as to form a grip, each sub-unit having an edge which is affixed to the exterior, adjacent to the gap.
2. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior is formed from a non-metallic textile.
3. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the core is supported at each end by a molding having a hub which engages the core.
4. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
each hub is surrounded by a bearing surface which locates the hub in the exterior to provide said rotation of the core.
5. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 4 , wherein:
the bearing surface is circular and connected to the hub by spokes.
6. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
at least one hub has an external coupling for engaging a rotating winding spindle.
7. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:
the coupling comprises a ring of teeth.
8. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:
a visible marker located on the exterior for indicating the location of the hub.
9. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior further comprises a viewing window.
10. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior is adapted to hold about 50 meters of wallpaper wound onto the core.