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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian F Crawford, Sand Lake, NY (US);
Assignee:
Crellin, Inc., Chatham, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2421251 ; 242117 ; 2421184 ;
Abstract
A reel for optical fiber or cable includes a drum and a plurality of ribs positioned within said drum. The ribs are formed with notches for holding a cable end securely. The cable end may be removed from the ribs for testing purposes or connectorization without disturbing the cable wound on the reel drum.