System and methods for packaging cables
OwnerSean P. Kellyinventor
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Abstract
In a cable packaging system and method a retainer within a container retains coiled cables in a preferred orientation, such as a vertical orientation, with the coil axis of the coiled cable directed longitudinally toward sidewalls of the container and a diameter line of a plane defined by the coil directed toward the top and bottom of the container. The retainer may include a resilient material, such as a foam material, to allow insertion of a coiled cable and return at least partially to a neutral, pre-insertion, position to thereby engage and retain the coiled cable.
Claims20
A packaging system, comprising:
- a container to hold coiled cables;
- and
- a retainer to hold the coiled cables within the container, the retainer holding the coiled cables in a predetermined orientation within the container.
A packaging system, comprising:
- a container including four sidewalls a bottom and lid;
- and
- a retainer, wherein the retainer comprises;
- a plurality of retention strips each having retention openings;
- a plurality of retention element supports, supporting the retention strips at a predetermined height within the container, wherein the retention strips are composed of a resilient material and two retention strips are in contact with opposing sidewalls of the container.
A method of packaging cables, comprising:
- providing a container including four sidewalls a bottom and lid;
- providing a retainer, wherein the retainer comprises;
- a plurality of retention strips each having retention openings;
- a plurality of retention element supports, supporting the retention strips at a predetermined height within the container, wherein the retention strips are composed of a resilient material and two retention strips are in contact with opposing sidewalls of the container;
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- providing coiled cables, the coiled cables inserted in pairs of retention openings in the retentions strips, thereby retaining the coiled cables in an upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.