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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Inventors:
Johan Geens, Bunsbeek, BE;
Jan Willem Rietveld, Benschop, NL;
Bart Vos, Geel, BE;
Olivier Hubert Daniel Yves Rousseaux, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); B65H 54/28 (2006.01); B65H 57/20 (2006.01); B65H 75/40 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4457 (2013.01); B65H 54/2896 (2013.01); B65H 57/20 (2013.01); B65H 75/40 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/4497 (2013.01); B65H 2701/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable storage device () includes a removal station () and a storage spool (). Slack length of the cable () is advanced into the cable storage device. At least a jacket () of the cable () is removed at the removal station (). At least a signal-carrying portion of the cable () is wound at the storage spool (). The removed jacket () exits the cable storage device (). The cable () can be axially secured at the cable storage device (). Certain types of spools can index the cable.