MULTIPLE REEL CABLE CARTON
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1. A container for the dispensing of cable wound on cable reels, comprising:
- a carton having a plurality of panels including a front panel having bottom, left and right sides, a bottom panel extending from the bottom side of the front panel, a left panel extending from the left side of the front panel so as to be orthogonal to the bottom panel, and a right panel extending from the right side of the front panel so as to be parallel and spaced from the left panel;
a plurality of reels including,a first reel including a first hollow spindle having a right spindle end, a left spindle end, a first spindle length, a left reel flange on the first spindle end, and a right reel flange on the second spindle end, the right and left reel flanges having a first flange radius;
a second reel including a second hollow spindle having a right spindle end, a left spindle end, a second spindle length, a left reel flange on the first spindle end, and a right reel flange on the second spindle end, the right and left reel flanges having a second flange radius;
a first axle having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends that is longer than the first spindle length;
a second axle having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends that is longer than the second spindle length;
a first support panel disposed near, to the right of, and parallel to the left panel of the carton and having a first set of axle holes, each axle hole in the first set being adapted to receive the first end of an axle, the axle holes being spaced apart from each other by at least the first flange radius plus the second flange radius; and
a second support panel disposed near, to the left of, and parallel to the right panel and having a second set of axle holes, each axle hole being adapted to receive the second end of an axle, the first and second reels respectively and rotatably mounted on the first and second axles between the first and second support panels.
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Abstract
A container for dispensing cable comprises a carton having a plurality of panels, a plurality of reels, a plurality of axles, and first and second support panels. The reels fit onto the axles which rest in axle holes punched into the support panels. Each support panel sits inside the carton and is made up of one or more flaps. Preferably, each panel has at least two flaps that space one of the flaps from the panels of the carton to ensure the axles rest in the axle holes. Preferably, dispensing slots are disposed to be in the front panel in front of the respective reels.
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1. A container for the dispensing of cable wound on cable reels, comprising:
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a carton having a plurality of panels including a front panel having bottom, left and right sides, a bottom panel extending from the bottom side of the front panel, a left panel extending from the left side of the front panel so as to be orthogonal to the bottom panel, and a right panel extending from the right side of the front panel so as to be parallel and spaced from the left panel; a plurality of reels including, a first reel including a first hollow spindle having a right spindle end, a left spindle end, a first spindle length, a left reel flange on the first spindle end, and a right reel flange on the second spindle end, the right and left reel flanges having a first flange radius; a second reel including a second hollow spindle having a right spindle end, a left spindle end, a second spindle length, a left reel flange on the first spindle end, and a right reel flange on the second spindle end, the right and left reel flanges having a second flange radius; a first axle having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends that is longer than the first spindle length; a second axle having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends that is longer than the second spindle length; a first support panel disposed near, to the right of, and parallel to the left panel of the carton and having a first set of axle holes, each axle hole in the first set being adapted to receive the first end of an axle, the axle holes being spaced apart from each other by at least the first flange radius plus the second flange radius; and a second support panel disposed near, to the left of, and parallel to the right panel and having a second set of axle holes, each axle hole being adapted to receive the second end of an axle, the first and second reels respectively and rotatably mounted on the first and second axles between the first and second support panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30)
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26. A method for packing cable to increase the ease of simultaneously installing multiple cables comprising the steps of:
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winding a plurality of cables onto a plurality of reels, each reel having a hollow spindle; opening a dispensing carton; installing a first support panel having a first set of axle holes into the dispensing carton; installing a plurality of axles, each axle having a first end and a second end, by inserting the first end of each axle into the first set of axle holes; installing the reels into the carton by slipping the hollow spindle of each reel onto an axle; installing a second support panel having a second set of axle holes into the dispensing carton by slipping the second end of each axle into the respective axle hole in the second support panel; and
;closing the dispensing carton. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 31)
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32. A carton insert for adapting a carton to contain a plurality of cable reels comprising
a first support panel disposed near, to the right of, and parallel to a left panel of a carton and having a first support rod hole, a plurality of sides, and a first set of axle holes, each axle hole in the first set adapted to receive a first end of an axle and being spaced a first predetermined distance away from the closest side, at least twice the first predetermined distance from the nearest other axle hole, and at least a second predetermined distance from the first support rod hole; - and
a second support panel disposed near, to the left of, and parallel to a right panel of the carton and having a second support rod hole, a plurality of sides, and a second set of axle holes, each axle hole in the second set adapted to receive a second end of an axle, each axle hole being at least twice the first predetermined distance from the nearest other axle hole, and at least the second predetermined distance from the second support rod hole; wherein the second set of axle holes are a mirror image of the first set of axle holes. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A container for the dispensing of cable or wire wound on a reel, comprising:
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a carton having a plurality of panels including a front panel having bottom, left and right sides, a bottom panel extending from the bottom side of the front panel and having an upper surface, a left panel extending from the left side of the front panel so as to be orthogonal to the bottom panel, and a right panel extending from the right side of the front panel so as to be parallel and spaced from the left panel; a left panel arbor hole formed in the left panel around an axis; a right panel arbor hole formed in the right panel around the axis; a plurality of reels disposed adjacent to one another inside the carton; and a plurality of reel caddies disposed in the carton, each reel caddy supporting an end of a reel. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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