Coreless wound coil dispenser with optional cable storage for an optical terminal network

A packaged cable dispenser package comprising:

• a. a first section defined within the package including:
• i. a length of telecommunications cable wound into a coreless coil defining an interior winding surface and an exterior winding surface, the interior winding surface defining a hollow interior;
• and
• ii. a plurality of winding separators at least partially embedded within the coil wherein the length of telecommunications cable alternately passes on one of the first and second sides of one winding separator and on the other of the first and second sides of an adjacent winding separator;
• and
• b. a second section defined within the package including:
• i. a spool portion extending from a common wall between the first and second sections, the spool portion being configured to store excess lengths of the telecommunications cable that has been removed from the coreless coil.

A packaged cable dispenser comprising:

• a. a length of telecommunications cable wound into a coreless coil defining an interior winding surface and an exterior winding surface, the interior winding surface defining a hollow interior
• b. a plurality of winding separators at least partially embedded within the coil wherein the length of telecommunications cable alternately passes on one of the first and second sides of one winding separator and on the other of the first and second sides of an adjacent winding separator;
• and
• c. a winding ring assembly supporting each of the plurality of winding separators at first ends of the winding separators.

A method for making a coreless wound coil of telecommunications cable, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a mandrel assembly having a longitudinal axis about which the mandrel is rotatable;
• b. providing an odd number of at least three winding separators, each of the winding separators having a first side and an opposite second side;
• c. securing the winding separators to the mandrel assembly;
• d. securing an end of the telecommunications cable to the mandrel;
• e. rotating the mandrel assembly to cause the telecommunications cable to be wound about the mandrel to form a wound coil of telecommunications cable;
• and
• f. weaving the telecommunications cable between the winding separators as the telecommunications cable is being wound onto the mandrel such that the telecommunications cable alternately passes on one of the first and second sides of one winding separator and on the other of the first and second sides of an adjacent winding separator.