Cylindrical sleeve
View Patent ↗An assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a cylindrical sleeve and a length of material that is wound upon itself defining a wound roll. The cylindrical sleeve includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve defines a passage extending through the cylindrical sleeve. The length of material includes an inner surface and an outer surface. A portion of the inner surface of the length of material forms a passage extending through the wound roll. The outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve is secured to the portion of the inner surface of the length of material that forms the passage extending through the wound roll. The wound roll forms an upper axial end and a lower axial end. The wound roll is defined by a length extending between the upper axial end and the lower axial end. The cylindrical sleeve forms a distal end and a proximal end. The cylindrical sleeve is defined by a length extending between the distal end and the proximal end. The length of the cylindrical sleeve is greater than the length of the wound roll to thereby define a first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll and a second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll. Both of the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve and the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve is defined by a Sheffield Smoothness that is less than 350. A method is also disclosed.
1. An assembly, comprising:
a cylindrical sleeve including an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve defines a passage extending through the cylindrical sleeve; and
a length of material that is wound upon itself defining a wound roll, wherein the length of material includes an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein a portion of the inner surface of the length of material forms a passage extending through the wound roll, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve is secured to the portion of the inner surface of the length of material that forms the passage extending through the wound roll, wherein the wound roll forms an upper axial end and a lower axial end, wherein the wound roll is defined by a length extending between the upper axial end and the lower axial end, wherein the cylindrical sleeve forms a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the cylindrical sleeve is defined by a length extending between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the length of the cylindrical sleeve is greater than the length of the wound roll to thereby define a first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll and a second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll, wherein both of the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve and the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve are defined by a Sheffield Smoothness that is less than 350.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical sleeve is defined by a body, wherein the body is defined by a thickness extending between the inner surface and the outer surface.
3. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness is non-constant along the length of the cylindrical sleeve.
4. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the body includes two materials defined by:
a first material, and
a second material.
5. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the first material includes
a cylindrical body having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the second material includes
a first cylindrical body having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the first cylindrical body defines an upper portion of the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve; and
a second cylindrical body having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the second cylindrical body defines a lower portion of the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve,
wherein the outer surface of both of the first cylindrical body and the second cylindrical body formed by the second material are disposed adjacent the inner surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material,
wherein neither of the first cylindrical body and the second cylindrical body formed by the second material are disposed adjacent a middle portion of the inner surface of the first material such that the middle portion of the inner surface of the first material defines an intermediate portion of the inner surface of the cylindrical sleeve.
6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the outer surface of the first cylindrical body formed by the second material extends along the inner surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material at a distance approximately equal to the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll.
7. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the outer surface of the first cylindrical body formed by the second material extends along the inner surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material at a distance greater than the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll.
8. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the outer surface of the second cylindrical body formed by the second material extends along the inner surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material at a distance approximately equal to the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll.
9. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the outer surface of the second cylindrical body formed by the second material extends along the inner surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material at a distance greater than the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll.
10. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the second material further includes
a third cylindrical body having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the third cylindrical body defines an upper portion of the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve; and
a fourth cylindrical body having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the fourth cylindrical body defines a lower portion of the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve,
wherein the inner surface of both of the third cylindrical body and the fourth cylindrical body formed by the second material are disposed adjacent the outer surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material,
wherein neither of the third cylindrical body and the fourth cylindrical body formed by the second material are disposed adjacent a middle portion of the outer surface of the first material such that the middle portion of the outer surface of the first material defines an intermediate portion of the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve.
11. The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the inner surface of the third cylindrical body formed by the second material extends along the outer surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material at a distance approximately equal to the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll.
12. The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the inner surface of the fourth cylindrical body formed by the second material extends along the outer surface of the cylindrical body formed by the first material at a distance approximately equal to the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll.
13. The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the second material further includes
a first annular ring portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the first annular ring portion is disposed adjacent: a distal end of the cylindrical body formed by the first material and a distal end surface of both of the first cylindrical body portion and the third cylindrical body portion; and
a second annular ring portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the second annular ring portion is disposed adjacent: a proximal end of the cylindrical body formed by the first material and a proximal end surface of both of the second cylindrical body portion and the fourth cylindrical body portion.
14. The assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first annular ring portion is defined by a width dimension that is approximately equal to a combined thickness of: the cylindrical sleeve, the first cylindrical body portion and the third cylindrical body portion, wherein the second annular ring portion is defined by a width dimension that is approximately equal to a combined thickness of: the cylindrical sleeve, the second cylindrical body portion and the fourth cylindrical body portion.
15. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second material is a paper liner, wherein the paper liner includes velvet.
16. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second material is bleached board.
17. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second material has a Sheffield Smoothness that is approximately equal to 250.
18. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second material is a plastic liner.
19. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second material is a plastic coating.
20. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the first material has a Sheffield Smoothness that is greater than 350.
21. The assembly according to claim 20 , wherein the first material is a rough, cardboard-based paper material.
22. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the Sheffield Smoothness is approximately equal to 250.
23. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the length of material is a length of wrapping film.
24. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the passage extends through the cylindrical sleeve between the distal end of the cylindrical sleeve and a proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve, wherein access to the passage is permitted by a distal opening formed in the distal end of the cylindrical sleeve and a proximal opening formed in the proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve.
25. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve meets each of the distal end and the proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve to respectively define a tapered corner.
26. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein both of the inner surface and the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve meet each of the distal end and the proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve to respectively define tapered corners.
27. A method, comprising the steps of:
providing the assembly of claim 1 ;
without arranging an axial insert disposed within the passage extending through the cylindrical sleeve, arranging an operators hands directly adjacent one or more of: the inner surface, the outer surface, the distal end and the proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve defined by: (1) the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the upper axial end of the wound roll and (2) the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve that extends beyond the lower axial end of the wound roll, wherein one or more of: the inner surface, the outer surface, the distal end and the proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve defined by the first portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve and the second portion of the length of the cylindrical sleeve is defined by the Sheffield Smoothness that is less than 350; and
spinning the wound roll about an axis of rotation extending through the passage extending through the cylindrical sleeve for
dispensing the length of material from the wound roll.