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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Kenneth Franklin Carpenter, Jr., Lincolnton, NC (US);
Kenneth Franklin Carpenter, Jr., Lincolnton, NC (US);
Michael Davis Richardson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Joshua Thomas Smith, Mooresville, NC (US);
Charles Gregory Stroup, Jr., Lincolnton, NC (US);
Abstract
A multi-function handling system for use with a fiber optic cable reel at an installation site includes a base body and a roller assembly connected to the base body to support the fiber optic cable reel of the base body. The base body includes a connection interface for engaging with pallet handling equipment to move the handling system around the installation site. The roller assembly includes a plurality of rollers configured to allow the fiber optic cable reel to rotate relative to the base body to payoff a length of fiber optic cable on the fiber optic cable reel for installation at the installation site. A method of handling a fiber optic cable reel at an installation site is also disclosed.