Cable reel with axially adjustable coupling mechanism
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorRakesh Thakare
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Abstract
A cable reel is described. The cable reel includes first and second opposing flanges. The first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange has a second hub portion. The first and second hub portions are configured to be axially aligned and configured to mate with one another to support cable. The cable reel includes an axially adjustable coupling mechanism configured to couple the first hub portion to the second hub portion at a plurality of stable axial positions. The first hub portion is rotationally fixed to the second hub portion at the plurality of axial positions.
Claims20
A cable reel, comprising:
- first and second opposing flanges, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first and second hub portions configured to be axially aligned and configured to mate with one another to support cable;
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- an axially adjustable coupling mechanism configured to couple the first hub portion to the second hub portion at a plurality of stable axial positions, wherein the first hub portion is rotationally fixed to the second hub portion at the plurality of axial positions.
A method of installing a cable coil on a cable reel, the method comprising:
- providing a first flange of the cable reel, wherein the first flange has a first hub portion connected thereto;
- positioning a cable coil on the first hub portion and contacting the first flange;
- coupling the first hub portion to a second hub portion by an axially adjustable coupling mechanism;
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- moving the second hub portion through a plurality of stable axial positions of the axially adjustable coupling mechanism until a second flange contacts the cable coil.
A cable reel kit, the kit comprising:
- a first flange including a first hub portion, wherein the first hub portion includes a first part of an axially adjustable coupling mechanism;
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- a second flange having a second hub portion, wherein the first hub portion includes a second part of an axially adjustable coupling mechanism and the first part and the second part of the axially adjustable coupling mechanism are configured to mate to provide a plurality of stable axial positions of the axially adjustable coupling mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.