US 11,237,349 B2 · Cable spool and storage

Abstract

Systems and methods of dispensing telecommunications cable from a network component are provided. A system includes a housing, an axle, and a spool. The housing defines an interior region and includes a cable storage portion and a mounting surface defining a receptacle. The axle is configured to removably attach to the receptacle. The spool is configured to be disposed on the axle, and has a first flange proximal to the mounting surface and a removable second flange distal to the mounting surface when the spool is disposed on the axle. The spool has a drum portion configured to support a coiled fiber optic cable and dispense the fiber optic cable as the spool rotates on the axle. Undispensed cable can be removed from the spool with the second flange removed. The cable storage portion of the housing is configured to receive the undispensed coil.

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Dependent claims

An optical fiber termination system, comprising:

a housing defining an interior region, the housing including:
a base portion including a cable storage portion and a mounting surface defining a receptacle, and
a door portion configured to be hingedly coupled with the base portion so as to be movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
an axle configured to removably attach to the receptacle;
a spool configured to be disposed on the axle, the spool including:
a first flange,
a second flange, and
a drum portion between the first flange and the second flange;
and
a retainer configured to removably retain the cable spool on the axle,
wherein the retainer is configured to be selectively coupled with the axle at different positions along a length of the axle based on a distance between an outer surface of the first flange and an outer surface of the second flange.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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