Coil with large payout hole and tube for kinkless payout

摘要

A payout tube for enabling payout of filamentary material having inherent twist characteristics from a coil of the filamentary material wound in a figure 8 configuration with a payout hole extending from the inner layer to the outer layer of the coil, wherein the payout hole has an oval or diamond shape; an inner end of the payout tube being adapted for insertion into the payout hole and having an oval or diamond shape corresponding to the oval or diamond shape of the payout hole, the payout hole having a diameter of at least ninety degrees; the payout tube having an inner diameter increasing in size from the inner end to the outer end thereof; and a collar formed around the outer end to support the payout tube against the outer surface of a container. The container may have a hingeable panel, the panel including a diamond or oval-shaped opening; the payout tube being formed of container-type material and having an outer end opening conforming to the diamond or oval-shaped panel opening, and a flap member extending from each of the sides of the diamond or oval-shaped opening and extending through and around the edges of the diamond or oval-shaped panel opening for supporting the payout tube with the panel in a closed position; the payout hole in the wound coil having a diamond or oval-shaped opening with a diameter greater than ninety degrees; and the payout tube having an inner end having a diamond or oval-shaped opening for extending into the diamond or oval-shaped opening of the payout hole.