Rapid deployment packaging for optical fiber
First Claim
1. A packaging arrangement for winding telecommunications cabling, the packaging arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of modular spool assemblies arranged in a stacked arrangement in an abutting relationship on a single spindle, each independently rotatable with respect to the spindle, wherein each modular spool assembly is defined by a first flange, an opposing second flange, and a spool hub separating the first flange from the second flange, each flange defining a hub receiver that is configured for receiving the spool hub in forming the modular spool, wherein a telecommunications cable may be wound between the first and second flanges;
each flange of each of the modular spool assemblies defining a first cable contact side, a second cable-end storage side, and an opening allowing the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, the second side defining a storage compartment for storing an end of the telecommunications cable passing through the opening in the flange, the storage compartment defined between the hub receiver and a solid annular lip that surrounds a perimeter of the flange such that the storage compartment does not add to the overall thickness defined by each flange that defines the opening that allows the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, wherein a cover of each modular spool is frictionally fit between the hub receiver and the solid annular lip for closing the storage compartment without adding to the overall thickness defined by each flange.
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Abstract
A packaging arrangement for telecommunications cabling is disclosed herein. The packaging arrangement includes a modular spool assembly defined by a first flange, an opposing second flange, and a spool hub separating the first flange from the second flange, wherein a telecommunications cable may be wound between the first and second flanges. Each flange defines a first cable contact side, a second cable-end storage side, and an opening allowing the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, the second side defining a storage compartment for storing an end of the telecommunications cable passing through the opening in the flange.
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25 Claims
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1. A packaging arrangement for winding telecommunications cabling, the packaging arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of modular spool assemblies arranged in a stacked arrangement in an abutting relationship on a single spindle, each independently rotatable with respect to the spindle, wherein each modular spool assembly is defined by a first flange, an opposing second flange, and a spool hub separating the first flange from the second flange, each flange defining a hub receiver that is configured for receiving the spool hub in forming the modular spool, wherein a telecommunications cable may be wound between the first and second flanges; each flange of each of the modular spool assemblies defining a first cable contact side, a second cable-end storage side, and an opening allowing the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, the second side defining a storage compartment for storing an end of the telecommunications cable passing through the opening in the flange, the storage compartment defined between the hub receiver and a solid annular lip that surrounds a perimeter of the flange such that the storage compartment does not add to the overall thickness defined by each flange that defines the opening that allows the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, wherein a cover of each modular spool is frictionally fit between the hub receiver and the solid annular lip for closing the storage compartment without adding to the overall thickness defined by each flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of deploying a plurality of cables from a packaging arrangement, each cable wound around a separate spool, the method comprising:
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removably attaching telecommunications devices that are terminated to ends of each of the cables to carriers, wherein the carriers are removably attached to each other with a snap-fit interlock; and pulling all of the carriers at the same time away from the spools. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of assembling a packaging arrangement for telecommunications cabling, the method comprising:
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constructing a spool by coupling a first flange to a second flange with a spool hub, each flange defining a first cable contact side, a second cable-end storage side, and a hub receiver for receiving the spool hub; passing an end of a telecommunications cable through either the first flange or the second flange through an opening on the flange from the first side to the second side of the flange to a storage compartment for storing the end of the telecommunications cable, the storage compartment defined between the hub receiver and a solid annular lip that surrounds a perimeter of the flange such that the storage compartment does not add to the overall thickness defined by the flange that defines the opening that allows the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side; winding the telecommunications cable around the hub between the first flange and the second flange; placing the spool around a spindle; and frictionally fitting a cover between the hub receiver and the solid annular lip to close the storage compartment after passing the end of the telecommunications cable through the opening on the flange to the second side of the flange, wherein the cover does not add to the overall thickness defined by the flange. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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