System for identifying one or more physical attributes of glass scoring wheels

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, a packaging system for glass scoring wheels having different physical attribute configurations is provided that includes a plurality of containers and a plurality of caddies. Each caddy includes a wheel mount shaft extending from a base. The wheel mount shaft has an axial length that permits a plurality of glass scoring wheels to be mounted on the mount shaft. The base is adapted to mate with an open end of the container. The caddies include “n” number of different color configuration caddies. The color configuration of each of the “n” different color configuration caddies is different than the color configuration of the other of the “n” different color configuration caddies. Each of the “n” color configurations identifies a particular physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels, which attribute is operable to distinguish glass scoring wheels having different physical attributes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packaging system for glass scoring wheels having different physical attribute configurations, each wheel having a center aperture, the packaging system comprising:
 a plurality of containers, each axially extending between an open end and a closed end; and   a plurality of caddies, each including a wheel mount shaft extending from a base, which wheel mount shaft is configured to fit in the center aperture of each scoring wheel, and which wheel mount shaft has an axial length that permits a plurality of glass scoring wheels to be mounted on the mount shaft, and which base is adapted to mate with the open end of the container and thereby couple the respective caddy to the respective container;   wherein the plurality of caddies include “n” number of different color configuration caddies, where “n” is an integer, and the color configuration of each of the “n” different color configuration caddies is different than the color configuration of the other of the “n” different color configuration caddies, and each of the “n” color configurations identifies a particular physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels, which attribute is operable to distinguish glass scoring wheels having different physical attributes.   
     
     
         2 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels is selected from the group consisting of a diameter, a material, and a wheel angle of the glass scoring wheels. 
     
     
         3 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the base of each of the “n” number of different color configuration caddies has a single color associated with one of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels to be packaged with that caddy. 
     
     
         4 . The packaging system of  claim 3 , wherein the base of each of the “n” number of different color configuration caddies has a first color associated with one of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels to be packaged with that caddy, and has a second color associated with another of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels to be packaged with that caddy. 
     
     
         5 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of containers includes a color configuration associated with one of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels. 
     
     
         6 . A packaging system for glass scoring wheels having different configurations, each wheel having a center aperture, the packaging system comprising:
 a plurality of containers, each axially extending between an open end and a closed end; and   a plurality of caddies, each including a wheel mount shaft extending from a base, which wheel mount shaft is configured to fit in the center aperture of each scoring wheel, and which wheel mount shaft has an axial length that permits a plurality of glass scoring wheels to be mounted on the mount shaft, and which base is adapted to mate with the open end of the container and thereby couple the respective caddy to the respective container;   wherein the plurality of containers include “n” number of different color configuration containers, where “n” is an integer, and the color configuration of each of the “n” different color configuration containers is different than the color configuration of the other of the “n” different color configuration containers, and each of the “n” color configurations identifies a particular physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels, which attribute is operable to distinguish glass scoring wheels having different physical attributes.   
     
     
         7 . The packaging system of  claim 6 , wherein the physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels is selected from the group consisting of a diameter, a material, and a wheel angle of the glass scoring wheels. 
     
     
         8 . The packaging system of  claim 6 , wherein each of the “n” number of different color configuration containers has a single color associated with one of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels to be packaged with that container. 
     
     
         9 . The packaging system of  claim 3 , wherein each of the “n” number of different color configuration containers has a first color associated with one of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels to be packaged with that container, and has a second color associated with another of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels to be packaged with that container. 
     
     
         10 . The packaging system of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of caddies includes a color configuration associated with one of the physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels. 
     
     
         11 . A packaging system for glass scoring wheels, each wheel having a center aperture, the packaging system comprising:
 a container axially extending between an open end and a closed end; and   a caddy including a wheel mount shaft extending from a base, which wheel mount shaft is configured to fit in the center aperture of each scoring wheel, and which wheel mount shaft has an axial length that permits a plurality of glass scoring wheels to be mounted on the mount shaft, and which base has a segment adapted to be mated with the open end of the container;   wherein the caddy has a color coded to a physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels.   
     
     
         12 . The packaging system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more physical attributes of the glass scoring wheels is selected from the group consisting of a diameter, a material, and a wheel angle of the glass scoring wheels. 
     
     
         13 . The packaging system of  claim 11 , wherein the caddy has a plurality of colors, and each color is coded to a different physical attribute of the glass scoring wheels.