Drum assembly adapted to accommodate wire access lines of varying diameters

A wire access line drum kit, comprising:

• a tubular drum having a first and a second end, an inner and outer surface, and an opening having a curved surface and extending from the outer surface to the inner surface;
• a first insert positionable within the tubular drum adjacent the first end of the tubular drum and having a first curved region formed therein, wherein the first curved region cooperates with the curved surface of the opening of the tubular drum to produce a first curved channel extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the tubular drum, the first insert having a ramp substantially coinciding with the outer surface of the drum at a first end portion and extending a first preselected distance above the outer surface of the drum at a second end portion adjacent the first curved region;
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• a second insert positionable within the tubular drum adjacent the first end of the tubular drum and having a second curved region formed therein, wherein the second curved region cooperates with the curved surface of the opening of the tubular drum to produce a second curved channel extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the tubular drum, the second insert having a ramp substantially coinciding with the outer surface of the drum at a first end portion and extending a second preselected distance above the outer surface of the drum at a second end portion adjacent the second curved region.

A wire access line drum kit, comprising:

• a tubular drum having a first and a second end, an inner and outer surface, and an opening extending between the inner and outer surfaces adjacent the first end portion and being adapted to receive at least one of a first and second insert;
• the first insert having a first curved region formed therein, wherein the first curved region cooperates with a curved surface of the opening of the tubular drum to produce a first curved channel extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the tubular drum, the first insert having a ramp substantially coinciding with the outer surface of the drum at a first end portion and extending a first preselected distance above the outer surface of the drum at a second end portion adjacent the first curved region, the first preselected distance substantially corresponding to a diameter of a first wire access line to be used with the wire access line drum kit;
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• the second insert having a second curved region formed therein, wherein the second curved region cooperates with the curved surface of the opening of the tubular drum to produce a second curved channel extending between the inner and outer surfaces of the tubular drum, the second insert having a ramp substantially coinciding with the outer surface of the drum at a first end portion and extending a second preselected distance above the outer surface of the drum at a second end portion adjacent the second curved region, the second preselected distance substantially corresponding to the diameter of a second wire access line to be used with the wire access line drum kit.