Back to results
US 2006/0049294 A1Published application
Packaging reel with optical cable winding device
AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorsFabrice Thebault, Jean-Louis Desaunay, Jean-Pierre Louboutin
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A cable packaging and unwinding device. The device enables the exact length of cable necessary for connecting two connection points to be unwound easily and quickly and a residual surplus length of cable to be stowed in a protected area, to prevent the cable from being subjected to any twisting or crushing and to obtain a reliable connection between the two connection points.
Claims12
A cable packaging and unwinding device (100;
- 300) comprising a spool (110) in which are formed two winding areas (Z1, Z2) for two continuous sections (S1, S2) of a cable and at least one stowage area (130;
- 340, 360) for at least one end of one of the two cable sections, wherein the spool (110) takes the form of a drum (119) having two lateral flanges (111, 112) and an interior flange (113), said interior flange (113) defining the two winding areas (Z1, Z2) and including an opening (115) forming a passage for the cable between said two winding areas, and said two lateral flanges (111, 112) having a notch (116;
- 117) forming a passage for each cable section (S1, S2) from the stowage area (130;
- 340, 360) to the exterior of the spool (110), and in that the spool (110) is mounted to rotate about an axis (A) inside a substantially cylindrical casing (150) in which are formed openings (154, 155) forming a passage for each cable section (S1, S2).
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.