Cable spool assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10183833-B2
Application number	US-201715406399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2017
Priority date	Aug 2, 2010
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

A spool assembly includes a drum having a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end. The drum includes an inner surface that defines a bore that extends through the first and second axial ends. A drum support is disposed in the bore of the drum. The drum support includes a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The drum support has an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the drum support and the inner surface of the drum define a plurality of channels. A first flange is engaged to the first end of the drum support. A second flange is engaged to the second end of the drum support.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of deploying cable from a cable spool assembly, the method comprising:
paying out a first length of cable from the cable spool assembly, the first length being such that a remaining length of cable remains coiled on the cable spool assembly;
removing a first flange from the cable spool assembly;
removing the remaining length of cable from the cable spool assembly by sliding the remaining length of cable off a core of the cable spool assembly while the remaining length of cable remains in a coiled configuration; and
securing the remaining length of cable in the coiled configuration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remaining length of cable is secured in the coiled configuration before the remaining length of cable is slid from the cable of the cable spool assembly.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remaining length of cable is secured in the coiled configuration after the remaining length of cable is slid from the cable of the cable spool assembly.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remaining length of coil is coiled about a collar positioned around the core, and wherein the remaining length of coil and the collar are slid off the core together.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the collar is removed from within the coiled configuration of the remaining cable before the remaining length of cable is secured in the coiled configuration.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Smith Trevor D
• Leblanc Thomas G
• Marcouiller Thomas
• Torman Nicholas
• Kidman Jeffrey Thomas

Classifications

• B65H75/146

  with at least one intermediate flange between the two end flanges · CPC title

• B65H49/18

  Methods or apparatus in which packages rotate (supports or holders, for storing and repeatedly paying-out and rewinding lengths of material provided for particular purposes B65H75/34) · CPC title

• G02B6/4457 Primary

  Bobbins; Reels · CPC title

• B65H75/185 Primary

  End caps, plugs or adapters · CPC title

• B65H2701/32

  Optical fibres or optical cables · CPC title