Dispensable coil package

Claim 1

A shipping and dispensing package comprising a. a coil comprising a large plurality of radial layers, each of said layers comprising a helical winding of insulated electrical conductor around a central open core, and b. coil enclosing and guiding means comprising 1. a thin-walled, stretchable, polyethylene membrane having a gage of 2-5 mils snugly enclosing and compressing said coil during shipping and dispensing, a portion of said membrane being stretched across said coil, and 2. a peripheral edge in said membrane defining, over said core, an opening of a size sufficient to permit insertion of a man''s fingers to pull out an end of said insulated conductor enclosed within said membrane, whereby said insulated conductor can be withdrawn at high speed from within said membrane and said membrane about said opening assumes the form of a truncated cone with said opening at its apex which acts to guide said insulated conductor into a smaller spiral within the confines, of the membrane as it is being removed therefrom.