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AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorsKenneth Franklin Carpenter, JR., Michael Davis Richardson, Joshua Thomas Smith, Charles Gregory Stroup, JR.
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A multi-function handling system for use with a fiber optic cable reel at an installation site includes a base body and a roller assembly connected to the base body to support the fiber optic cable reel of the base body. The base body includes a connection interface for engaging with pallet handling equipment to move the handling system around the installation site. The roller assembly includes a plurality of rollers configured to allow the fiber optic cable reel to rotate relative to the base body to payoff a length of fiber optic cable on the fiber optic cable reel for installation at the installation site. A method of handling a fiber optic cable reel at an installation site is also disclosed.
A handling system for use with a fiber optic cable reel at an installation site, comprising:
A cable reel assembly, comprising:
A method of handling a fiber optic cable reel at an installation site, the fiber optic cable reel being part of a cable reel assembly comprising a handling system and the fiber optic cable reel mounted on the handling system, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.