Telecommunications cable storage spool
US6612515B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4454
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ribbon cable storage spool, tray and method of use. The spool comprising a center post and a plurality of radially extending top and bottom fins. The spool may also comprise a guide wall, a ribbon retention tab, a channel wall defining a channel and a ledge, and an oblong shape. The tray comprising a bottom plate and a sidewall which act together to define a spool chamber for receiving the spool. The bottom plate may also define holes such that the bottom fins of the spool are coplanar with the bottom plate when the spool is placed in the tray. The bottom plate may also include a column to be received by the channel of the spool. The channel and column may include a tongue and groove arrangement for preventing rotation of the spool relative to the tray. The column may also include a flexible clip for retaining the spool in the tray. A method for winding a length of cable onto a spool without twisting the wires including the steps of crossing two lengths of the loop, first-flipping the spool, second-flipping the spool, and repeating these steps until the length of the loop is wound around the spool.
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