Telescoping cable spool
AssigneeBelden Canada Ulc
InventorsMarc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
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Abstract
A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables is shown. The spool comprises a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment; a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part. The spool housing is moveable relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.
Claims18
A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables, the spool comprising:
- a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment;
- a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over said fixed part, said spool housing moveable relative to said fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.
A cable spool comprising:
- a fixed part comprising a base configured for attachment to a surface;
- a moveable part comprising a cable supporting part bordered at each end by a cable retaining part;
- wherein the moveable part is arranged in a telescoping arrangement with the fixed part;
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- wherein the moveable part is configured for movement relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.
A telescoping cable spool, the spool comprising:
- a fixed part;
- a spool housing comprising a pair of raised cable retaining parts interconnected by a cable support;
- wherein the fixed part is configured for attachment to a vertical surface;
- wherein the spool housing is dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part;
- wherein the spool housing is configured for movement relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position;
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- wherein the spool housing is elongate and comprised of two elongate halves and further wherein when assembled the two like halves define a hollow space dimensioned to fit over the fixed part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.