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US 6,745,971 B1Granted
Spooling device for an optical fiber jumper cable
OwnerToby K. Renzoniinventor
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Abstract
A spooling device for storing and dispensing a cable. The device can store and deploy an optical jumper cable without exposure of excess cable cordage and without tangling.
Claims19
A device for storing and dispensing a cable, comprising:
- (a) a housing, comprising a body portion, bottom portion, and cover portion, wherein the bottom portion and cover portion are adapted to substantially enclose the body portion when in a closed position, the cover portion comprising an edge surface and an adjoining a major surface, the length of the edge surface being less than the length of the adjoining major surface, to define aperture at each end of the edge surface, wherein said two apertures are defined on a single surface of the device when the cover is in the closed position;
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- (b) a hub for receiving a cable, wherein the hub is received by the housing and is rotatable within the housing.
A system, comprising:
- (a) device for storing and dispensing a cable, comprising
- (i) a housing, comprising a body portion, bottom portion, and cover portion, wherein the bottom portion and cover portion are adapted to substantially enclose the body portion when in a closed position, the cover portion comprising an edge surface and an adjoining a major surface, the length of the edge surface being less than the length of the adjoining major surface to define an aperture at each of the edge surface, wherein said two apertures are defined on a single surface of the device when the cover is in the closed position;
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- (ii) a hub for receiving a cable, wherein the hub is received by the housing and is rotatable within the housing;
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- (b) a cable, wherein the cable is coiled within the hub.
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A method for dispensing a cable, comprising dispensing a length of cable from a system, wherein the system comprises:
- (a) device for storing and dispensing a cable, comprising
- (i) a housing, comprising a body portion, bottom portion, and cover portion, wherein the bottom portion and cover portion are adapted to substantially enclose the body portion when in a closed position, the cover portion comprising an edge surface and an adjoining a major surface, the length of the edge surface being less than the length of the adjoining major surface to define an aperture at each end of the edge surface, wherein said two apertures are defined on a single surface of the device when the cover is in the closed position;
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- (ii) a hub for receiving a cable, wherein the hub is received by the housing and is rotatable within the housing;
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- (b) a cable, wherein the cable is coiled within the hub.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.