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US 12,297,070 B2Granted
Rotatable cable reel
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsJuan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Franklin Clarence Calhoun
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Abstract
A cable reel of the present disclosure can include two flanges and a central drum being independently rotatable from one another. The drum, which can be configured to receive a cable, can be mounted on an axle. The two flanges can be rotationally mounted on the axle at opposing distal ends of the axle. Bearings in the flanges can allow for a full rotation of the flanges about the axle.
Claims16
A cable reel comprising:
- an axle comprising a first end and a second end;
- a drum affixed to the axle such that the drum and the axle rotate together, wherein the drum comprises a first flange and a second flange;
- a third flange rotatably mounted on the axle proximate to the first end of the axle, wherein the third flange comprises a first lip, the first lip protruding from the third flange and extending past an edge of the first flange of the drum, the first lip creating a space between the first lip and the first flange;
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- a fourth flange rotatably mounted on the axle proximate to the second end of the axle.
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A cable reel comprising:
- an axle comprising a first end and a second end;
- a drum rotatably installed on the axle such that the drum and the axle are independently rotatable relative to one another, wherein the drum comprises a first flange and a second flange;
- a third flange rotatably mounted on the axle proximate to the first end of the axle, wherein the third flange comprises a first lip, the first lip protruding from the third flange and extending past an edge of the first flange of the drum, the first lip creating a space between the first lip and the first flange;
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- a fourth flange rotatably mounted on the axle proximate to the second end of the axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.