Method of manufacturing a tubular storage assembly

a manufacturing method and storage assembly technology, applied in the direction of packaging, other accessories, clamping mechanisms, etc., can solve the problems of unattractiveness for most users, poor tubular shape, and relatively thin shell material, so as to facilitate the maintenance of its tubular shape and relation

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-19
MASSO ROBIN
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[0007] In this regard, the present invention provides a tubular storage assembly that is manufactured in a novel manner that allows the use of a heavy weight shell material. The shell material it self is quite durable and is fashioned in such a ma

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While theses plastic tubes have been effective in providing the necessary protection, most users consider them to be quite unattractive.
The difficulty in the prior art is that in order to form a tube, the materials must be

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[0018] Now referring to the drawings, the tubular storage assembly is shown and generally illustrated in the figures. As can be seen the assembly 10 principally includes an outer shell member 12, top and bottom end caps 14, 16 and a transport handle 18. As will be further described below, the storage assembly 10 may also include an inner support tube 20 that provides additional ridgity to the assembly 10 while also providing a smooth inner surface to facilitate insertion and removal of rolled drawings and such.

[0019] Turning to FIG. 1, the storage assembly 10 can be seen to be substantially tubular. While the assembly 10 is shown as a cylindrical tube, clearly any tubular configuration such as octagonal, hexagonal, square, etc would also fall within the disclosure of the present invention. The general concept is directed to providing a tubular storage assembly 10 and a method of making the same that utilizes a heavy weight outer shell material 12 and accordingly the exact shape of ...

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A tubular storage assembly and method of making the same is disclosed. The present invention provides a tubular storage assembly that has an outer shell of heavy weight material such as an un-cut leather hide. The outer shell material is formed into the desired shape having two opposite edges that are configured to mate in the finished assembly. A zipper or other suitable fastening system is stitched onto the opposite edges while the shell material is flat. The mating edges are drawn together and the fastening system engages to retain the shell in the tubular formation. Finally the fasteners are concealed by permanently adhering a cover strip over the fastening system. As can be seen in this manner the formation of a fully stitched tubular storage assembly is provided that overcomes the de-lamination problems often encountered in the prior art.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to and claims priority from earlier filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 520,092, filed Nov. 14, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to a new method of constructing a tubular assembly. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing and assembling a tubular storage assembly using heavy gauge cladding material, such as leather material from a full weight, un-cut hide. [0003] Typically, tubular storage assemblies are desirable for containing, protecting and transporting large format blueprints or artwork in a rolled fashion. As can be appreciated, this type of storage device is particularly desirable to architects, engineers, interior designers or artists who must frequently transport presentation materials to and from studios, clients' offices or project sites. In or...

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IPC IPC(8): A45C11/26A45C13/10A45C13/30B65D45/00
CPCA45C11/26A45C13/10A45C13/30B42P2241/20B42F7/02B42P2201/10A45C2005/037
Inventor MASSO, ROBIN
Owner MASSO ROBIN
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