Fiber demarcation point and slack storage
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsThomas Marcouiller, Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Erik James Gronvall
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Abstract
A cable spool includes first and second curved flanges extending radially outwardly from first and second axial ends of a drum. The flanges have outer edges that cooperate to define an annular slot providing access to a passageway surrounding the drum. The slot has a width that is less than half the height of the drum. A cable is wrapped around the drum. A closure having an environmentally sealed interior may receive an end of the cable. A second cable can be deployed from a second spool and coupled to the end of the cable within the closure. The second spool can be mounted with the cable spool. A cover can be placed over the spools for aesthetic or protection reasons.
Claims17
A cable spool arrangement for retaining slack length of a cable, the cable spool arrangement comprising:
- a mounting bracket including a base and a support member extending forwardly of the base;
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- a cable spool frictionally retaining a cable wound thereon, the cable spool being sized and shaped to mount to the support member so that the cable spool is rotatable about the support member, the cable spool including a drum, a first flange disposed at a first axial end of the drum, and a second flange disposed at a second axial end of the drum, the first and second flanges cooperating to define an annular passageway around the drum, the first and second flanges curving towards each other so that the annular passageway has a rounded transverse cross-sectional profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.