METHOD OF INSTALLING CABLE ON CABLE REEL
First Claim
1. A method of installing cable on a cable reel, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first hub portion having one or more flexible segments;
placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion substantially extends through an inner diameter of the cable coil; and
expanding the one or more flexible segments by inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion so that the one or more flexible segments engage the cable coil.
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Abstract
A method of installing cable on a cable reel that has the steps of providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges where the first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion and the first hub portion has one or more flexible segments; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion substantially extends through an inner diameter of the cable coil; and expanding the one or more flexible segments by inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion so that the one or more flexible segments engage the cable coil.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of installing cable on a cable reel, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first hub portion having one or more flexible segments; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion substantially extends through an inner diameter of the cable coil; and expanding the one or more flexible segments by inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion so that the one or more flexible segments engage the cable coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of installing cable on a cable reel, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cable reel that includes first and second frames that rotatably support first and second opposing flanges, respectively, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first hub portion having an elongated wall that defines a receiving area for a truncated wall of the second hub portion; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion substantially extends through an inner diameter of the cable coil; and inserting the truncated wall of the second hub portion inside of the receiving area of the first hub portion, thereby retaining the cable coil between the first and second frames such that the cable coil rotates with respect to the first and second frames, thereby allowing payout of the cable of the cable coil. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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