Flexible extruded cable molding system, methods, and tools

A fiber optic outlet box assembly, comprising:

• an enclosure defining a cavity therein;
• a spool rotatably situated in the cavity, the spool having first and second flanges spaced apart from one another with a core between inside surfaces of the first and second flanges and a core extension extending from an outside surface of the first flange, wherein the first and second flanges, the core and the core extension are all situated to rotate about a common rotation axis;
• a plurality of fiber optic adapter mounts on the spool;
• a fiber optic cable opening extending through the enclosure for paying out fiber optic cable from the enclosure;
• and
• a plurality of fiber optic adapter openings extending through the enclosure to provide access to the plurality of fiber optic adapter mounts.

A method of installing a fiber optic cable, comprising:

• providing an enclosure having a spool rotatably situated therein, the spool including a core between inside surfaces of first and second flanges and a core extension extending from an outside surface of the first flange, the outside surface of the first flange having a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted thereon, the enclosure defining a fiber optic cable opening for paying out fiber optic cable from the enclosure;
• mounting a first connectorized end of a first fiber optic cable to a first port of a selected one of the plurality of fiber optic adaptors;
• wrapping a first portion of the first fiber optic cable extending from the first connectorized end around the core extension;
• passing the first fiber optic cable through an opening in the first flange;
• wrapping a second portion of the first fiber optic cable around the core;
• extending the second connectorized end of the fiber optic cable through the fiber optic cable opening;
• and
• rotating the spool to unwind the second portion of the first fiber optic cable from the core to pay out the fiber optic cable through the fiber optic cable opening.