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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2017
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Trevor D. Smith, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas G. LeBlanc, Westminster, MA (US);
Thomas Marcouiller, Shakopee, MN (US);
Nicholas Torman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey Thomas Kidman, Savage, MN (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A spool assembly includes a drum having a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end. The drum includes an inner surface that defines a bore that extends through the first and second axial ends. A drum support is disposed in the bore of the drum. The drum support includes a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The drum support has an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the drum support and the inner surface of the drum define a plurality of channels. A first flange is engaged to the first end of the drum support. A second flange is engaged to the second end of the drum support.