REEL-IN-BOX CABLE PACKAGE
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1. A communications cable reel package, comprising:
- a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top;
wherein the first and second side walls are opposing side walls, and wherein each of the first and second side walls includes a slot with an open upper end;
an axle member mounted in the slots;
a spool mounted on the axle member; and
communications cable wound onto the spool.
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Abstract
A communications cable reel package includes a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top, wherein the first and second side walls are opposing side walls, and wherein each of the first and second side walls includes a slot with an open upper end. The package further comprises: an axle member mounted in the slots; a spool mounted on the axle member; and communications cable wound onto the spool.
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1. A communications cable reel package, comprising:
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a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top; wherein the first and second side walls are opposing side walls, and wherein each of the first and second side walls includes a slot with an open upper end; an axle member mounted in the slots; a spool mounted on the axle member; and communications cable wound onto the spool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications cable reel package, comprising:
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a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top; an axle member mounted in the housing; a spool mounted on the axle member; and cable wound onto the spool; wherein one of the housing side walls includes a pay-out aperture, the pay-out aperture being generally rectangular in shape, with slightly rounded lower corners and more prominently rounded upper corners. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communications cable reel package, comprising:
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a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top; wherein the first and second side walls are opposing side walls, and wherein each of the first and second side walls includes a slot with an open upper end; an axle member mounted in the slots; a spool mounted on the axle member; and communications cable wound onto the spool; wherein each of the first and second side walls comprises first and second contiguous overlying panels, the slot being present only in the second panel; and wherein each of the first and second walls further comprises a pair of reinforcing panels, each of the reinforcing panels having a recess that aligns with a bottom end of the slot to thereby support the axle from underneath, wherein each panel of the pair of reinforcing panels is contiguous with the other panel of the pair, and wherein one of the pair of each reinforcing panel is contiguous with a respective second panel.
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21. A communications cable reel package, comprising:
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a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top; wherein the first and second side walls are opposing side walls, and wherein each of the first and second side walls includes a slot with an open upper end; an axle member mounted in the slots; a spool mounted on the axle member; and communications cable wound onto the spool; wherein each of the first and second side walls comprises first and second contiguous overlying panels, the slot being present only in the second panel; and wherein each of the first and second walls further comprises a pair of reinforcing panels, wherein each panel of the pair of reinforcing panels is contiguous with the other panel of the pair, and wherein one of the pair of each reinforcing panel is contiguous with a respective second panel; and wherein a tab extends from one end of the slot and overlies upper edges of the reinforcing panels.
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