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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);
Rakesh Thakare, Cary, NC (US);
Caichun Song, Changzhou, CN;
Phillip S. Bowen, Chatham, VA (US);
Marvin Bryant, Chatham, VA (US);
Paul R. Boucher, Callands, VA (US);
Barry Holt, Ottawa, CA;
TIMES FIBER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Wallingford, CT (US);
Abstract
A cable reel that includes a one-piece frame body, a flange separate from the frame body, and a hub member therebetween. The one-piece frame body includes an outer frame portion and an inner flange portion. The flange has an inner side that faces the inner side of the one-piece frame body. The hub member is located between the one-piece frame body and the flange along a central longitudinal axis of the cable reel. The hub member has a first end that rotatably couples to the inner flange portion of the one-piece frame body and a second end that couples to the flange. The hub member is configured to support a coil of cable and is sized to be received inside of an inner diameter of the coil of cable. The flange and the hub member rotate together with respect to the one-piece frame body.