Patent Grant
10988342
Cable installers are commonly required to carry cable to installation locations. The installers usually use some type of shoulder bag or other types of packing solutions with an opening for paying out the cable. These cables are often wound on a reel to form a cable coil and packaged in a box or bag for payout during installations. The installer may, however, payout too much cable if the installer pulls too hard on the cable.
Therefore, a need exists for a cable reel that allows for easy installation of cable in a bag or the like.
Accordingly, the present disclosure may provide a cable reel that has first and second opposing flanges. The first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange has a second hub portion. The first and second hub portions are axially aligned and configured to mate with one another to support cable, such as a cable coil. The first hub portion includes an elongated wall that extends from the first flange. The elongated wall is sized to support the cable. The elongated wall defines an inner area that is configured to accept the second hub portion. The elongated wall includes a plurality of flexible segments. The second hub portion includes a truncated wall that is receivable in the inner area of the first hub portion. The truncated wall includes a tapered outer surface for engaging and expanding the plurality of flexible segments.
The present disclosure may also provide a cable reel that includes at least one support frame that has an outwardly extending braking gear member. The outwardly extending gear member is located off-center on the frame. A first flange has a central opening and a first hub portion that surrounds the central opening. The central opening has an internal braking gear member that engages the outwardly extending gear member of the frame, thereby rotatably coupling the at least one support frame and the first flange. A second flange opposes the first flange and has a second hub portion. The first and second hub portions are configured to mate with one another to support cable. The engagement of the gear members provides a friction for cable payoff.
The present disclosure may further provide a method of installing the cable, such as a cable coil, on a cable reel that includes the steps of providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first hub portion being longer than the second hub portion, and the first hub portion having a plurality of flexible segments; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion extends through the cable coil; and inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion, thereby expanding the flexible segments so that the flexible segments engage the cable coil.
The present disclosure may yet further provide a method of installing cable on a cable reel that comprises the steps of providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges where the first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion and the first hub portion has one or more flexible segments; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion substantially extends through an inner diameter of the cable coil; and expanding the one or more flexible segments by inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion so that the one or more flexible segments engage the cable coil.
The present disclosure may also further provide a method of installing cable on a cable reel, that comprises the steps of providing a cable reel that includes first and second frames that rotatably support first and second opposing flanges, respectively, where the first flange has a first hub portion and the second flange has a second hub portion and the first hub portion has an elongated wall that defines a receiving area for a truncated wall of the second hub portion; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion substantially extends through an inner diameter of the cable coil; and inserting the truncated wall of the second hub portion inside of the receiving area of the first hub portion, thereby retaining the cable coil between the first and second frames such that the cable coil rotates with respect to the first and second frames, thereby allowing payout of the cable of the cable coil.
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that comprises the steps of: placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel, that is separable from the first flange, opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame received in the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame received in the bag. The second support frame is positioned in the bag such that the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame.
In some examples, the method further comprises the step of engaging the first and second flanges after placing the second flange opposite from the first flange, thereby holding the coil of cable between the first and second flanges; the step of engaging the first and second flanges includes snapping the first and second flanges together; the step of engaging the first and second flanges includes engaging a second hub of the second flange with the first hub of the first flange; and/or the first hub of the first flange is an elongated wall.
In other examples, the method further comprises the step of disengaging the first flange from the second flange; further comprises the step of disengaging the first flange from the second flange after opening the bag; and/or further comprises the steps of rotatably coupling the first flange and the first frame and rotatably coupling the second flange and the second frame.
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that comprises the steps of: placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame located in the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame located in the bag, wherein the second support frame is positionable in the bag such that the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame. The step of placing the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange occurs before the step of positioning the first flange on the first support frame.
In certain examples, the step of placing the second flange of the cable reel opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange includes engaging a second hub of the second flange with the first hub; and/or the method further comprises the step of disengaging the second hub from the first hub after opening the bag.
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, the bag having a cover for opening the bag, a base opposite the cover, and sides extending between the cover and the base, the comprises the steps of: placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel, that is separable from the first flange, opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame received in the bag, the first support frame being on an inner surface the base of the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame received in the bag, the second support frame being on an inner surface of the cover of the bag. When the cover of the bag is closed, the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame inside the bag.
In some examples, the method further comprises the step of engaging the first and second flanges after placing the second flange opposite from the first flange, thereby holding the coil of cable between the first and second flanges; the step of engaging the first and second flanges includes engaging a second hub of the second flange with the first hub of the first flange; the method further comprises the step of disengaging the first flange from the second flange; the method further comprises the step of opening the bag by opening the cover and the step disengaging the first flange from the second flange occurs after opening the bag; and/or the method further comprises the steps of rotatably coupling the first flange and the first frame and rotatably coupling the second flange and the second frame.
In other examples, the coil of cable is prepacked with a plastic wrap prior to the step of placing the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; and/or the method further comprises the step of dispensing the cable through a payout slot in the bag.
The present disclosure may yet further relate to a method of installing a cable reel in a bag, the cable reel comprising a first flange with a first hub portion and a second flange with a second hub portion, the method can comprise the steps of: placing the first flange on a first support frame secured to a base of the bag, wherein either the first hub portion or the second hub portion includes an elongated wall and the other of the first hub portion and the second hub portion includes a truncated wall; and releasably coupling the elongated wall and the truncated wall together to form a hub member configured to support a coil of cable.
In certain examples, the elongated wall and the truncated wall are releasably coupled by a friction fit therebetween; the method further comprises the step of placing the coil of cable on the elongated wall prior to the step of releasably coupling the elongated wall and the truncated wall together; the method further comprises the step of dispensing cable of the cable coil through a payout slot in the bag after the step of releasably coupling the elongated wall and the truncated wall together; the method further comprises the step of decoupling the elongated wall and the truncated wall from one another for replacement of the coil of cable with another coil of cable; at least a portion of the truncated wall is received in a receiving area of the elongated wall when releasably coupling the elongated wall and the truncated wall together; the elongated wall is an annular wall and the truncated wall is an annular wall; the first frame and the elongated wall are integral, and the second frame and the truncated wall are integral; the first hub portion includes a first engagement member configured to engage a second engagement member of the second hub portion; and/or the method further comprises the step of locking the first flange to the second flange.
The present disclosure may also relate to a method of installing a cable reel in a bag, that can comprise the step of releasably coupling a hub portion of a first flange of the cable reel with a second flange of the cable reel, the hub portion being configured to support a coil of cable; placing a coil of cable on the hub portion; and placing the first flange on a first support frame secured to the bag for dispensing the cable from the bag.
In some examples, the hub portion comprises wall; the step of releasably coupling the hub portion and the second flange includes inserting another hub portion of the second flange into a receiving area of the hub portion of the first flange; the step of releasably coupling the first hub portion includes coupling the hub portion and another hub portion of the second flange by a friction fit; the hub portion includes a first engagement member configured to engage a second engagement member of another hub portion of the second flange; the first flange and the hub portion form one-piece; and/or the step of placing the coil of cable on the hub portion occurs before releasably coupling the hub portion and the second flange.
The present disclosure may further relate to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that can comprise the steps of: placing a pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable on a hub portion of a first flange; after placing the coil of cable on the hub portion of the first flange, releasably coupling the hub portion to a second flange, to form a hub that holds the coil of cable between the first and second flanges; and placing the first flange and the second flange with the coil of cable therebetween into the bag.
In certain examples, the method further comprises the step of positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame received in the bag, the first support frame being on an inner surface a base of the bag; and/or the method further comprises the step of positioning the second flange on or next to a second support frame received in the bag, the second support frame being on an inner surface of a cover of the bag, wherein, when the cover of the bag is closed, the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame inside the bag.
In other examples of the method, the reel-less coil of cable is pre-wound prior to the step of placing the coil of cable on the hub portion of the first flange; the method further comprises the step of dispensing cable of the coil of cable from the bag; the method further comprises the step of decoupling the hub portion and the second flange; the method further comprises the step of placing another pre-wound reel-less coil of cable on the hub portion after the step of decoupling the hub portion and the second flange; the hub portion comprises an elongated wall; the step of releasably coupling the hub portion and the second flange comprises releasably coupling the hub portion with another hub portion of the second flange; and/or the hub portion and the another hub portion form a friction fit.
The present disclosure may also provide a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that can comprise the steps of providing a user with a cable reel, the cable reel comprising a first flange and a second flange, the first flange having a hub member configured to releasably couple to the second flange; instructing the user to place the coil of cable on the hub member and then releasably couple the hub member with the second flange with the coil of cable between the first and second flanges; and instructing the user to place the cable reel with the coil of cable into the bag for dispensing of the cable. In the example, the method further comprises the step of providing the user the coil of cable that is pre-wound and reel-less.
An aspect of the present disclosure is a system for using a cable reel apparatus that comprises providing components of a separable cable reel for assembly of a cable reel apparatus. The components of the separable cable reel includes a first frame, a second frame, and the second frame is separate from the first frame. A first flange is configured to engage the first frame. The first flange has an inner side and an outer side, and the outer side of the first flange faces the first frame when the first flange is engaged therewith. A second flange is configured to engage the second frame. The second flange has an inner side and an outer side, and the outer side of the second flange faces the second frame when the second flange is engaged therewith. The system also comprises providing a pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable that is separate from the separable cable reel. The first and second flanges are configured to releasably couple with one another to support the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable therebetween.
In certain examples, the system further comprises assembling the cable reel apparatus by releasably coupling the first and second flanges such that the respective inner sides thereof face one another to support the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable therebetween along a central longitudinal axis of the separable cable reel; the system further comprises disassembling the cable reel apparatus by decoupling the first and second flanges; the system further comprises a bag having a base and a cover, wherein the bag is sized to hold the cable reel apparatus when assembled; the base of the bag has a cable payout opening sized for dispensing cable from the cable reel apparatus; the first frame has a geometry configured for placement on inside surface of the bag and wherein the second frame has a geometry configured for placement on another inside surface of the bag; the geometry of the first and second frames is substantially square; and/or each of the first and second flanges has a substantially disc shape.
In other examples, at least one of the first and second flanges includes a hub portion that is receivable in an inner diameter of the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable; the hub portion extends transversely from the inner side of the at least one of the first and second flanges; the hub portion is an elongated wall; the first flange is one-piece and the second flange is one-piece; and/or the first and second flanges are configured to interlock with one another.
Another aspect of the present disclosure is a system for using a cable reel apparatus that comprises providing components of a separable cable reel for assembly of a cable reel apparatus. The components of the separable cable reel include a first frame and a second frame that is separate from the first frame. The components also include a first flange that has an inner side and an outer side, and the first flange is configured for engaging the first frame such that the outer side of the first flange faces the first frame, and the first flange has a first hub portion on the inner side of the first flange, and a second flange that has an inner side and an outer side, and the second flange is configured for engaging the second frame such that the outer side of the second flange faces the second frame, and the second flange has a second hub portion on the inner side of the second flange. The system also comprises providing a pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable that is separate from the separable cable reel, and the first and second hub portions are sized to fit within the inner diameter of the coil of cable and are configured to releasably couple with one another to form a hub member for supporting the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable between the first and second flanges.
In certain examples the coil of cable is prepackaged with plastic wrap; the first hub portion has an inner friction surface and the second hub portion has an outer friction surface such that when the first and second hub portions are engaged, a friction fit is formed therebetween; one of the first and second hub portions is an elongated annular wall and the other of the first and second hub portions is a truncated annular wall, and the elongated and truncated walls extend substantially perpendicularly to a plane of the inner side of the respective first or second flange; and/or the first flange and the first hub portion are one-piece and the second flange and the second hub portion are one-piece.
In other aspects, the system further comprises assembling the cable reel apparatus by releasably coupling the first and second hub portions to form a hub member to support the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable therebetween along a central longitudinal axis of the separable cable reel; and/or disassembling the first and second hub portions.
Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is a system for using a cable reel apparatus that comprises providing components of a separable cable reel for assembly of a cable reel apparatus. The components of the separable cable reel include a bag that has a base and a cover, wherein the bag is sized to hold the cable reel apparatus when assembled, a first frame sized to be disposed in the base of the bag, and a second frame sized to be disposed at the cover of the bag, and the second frame is separate from the first frame. A first flange is configured to engage the first frame, and the first flange has an inner side and an outer side, and the outer side of the first flange faces the first frame when the first flange is engaged therewith. A second flange is configured to engage the second frame, and the second flange has an inner side and an outer side, and the outer side of the second flange faces the second frame when the second flange is engaged therewith. A hub portion extends from the inner side of one of the first and second flanges. The system also comprises providing a pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable that is separate from the separable cable reel, wherein the first and second flanges are configured to releasably couple with one another to support the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable on the hub portion therebetween, and wherein the base of the bag includes a payout opening sized for dispensing cable of the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable therebetween.
In certain examples, the system further comprises assembling the cable reel apparatus by releasably coupling the first and second flanges such that the respective inner sides thereof face one another to support the pre-wound, reel-less coil of cable therebetween along a central longitudinal axis of the separable cable reel; the system further comprises disassembling the cable reel apparatus by decoupling the first and second flanges; and/or the hub portion is an elongated wall.
This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for use in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and are intended to provide an overview or framework to understand the nature and character of the disclosure.
The accompanying drawings are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. It is to be understood that the drawings illustrate only some examples of the disclosure and other examples or combinations of various examples that are not specifically illustrated in the figures may still fall within the scope of this disclosure. Examples will now be described with additional detail through the use of the drawings, in which:
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that comprises the steps of: placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel, that is separable from the first flange, opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame received in the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame received in the bag. The second support frame is positioned in the bag such that the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame.
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, that comprises the steps of: placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame located in the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame located in the bag, wherein the second support frame is positionable in the bag such that the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame. The step of placing the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange occurs before the step of positioning the first flange on the first support frame.
The present disclosure relates to a method of installing a coil of cable in a bag, the bag having a cover for opening the bag, a base opposite the cover, and sides extending between the cover and the base, the comprises the steps of: placing a coil of cable on a first hub of a first flange of the cable reel; placing a second flange of the cable reel, that is separable from the first flange, opposite from the first flange to hold the coil of cable on the first hub of the first flange; positioning the first flange on or next to a first support frame received in the bag, the first support frame being on an inner surface the base of the bag; and placing the second flange on or next to a second support frame received in the bag, the second support frame being on an inner surface of the cover of the bag. When the cover of the bag is closed, the first flange, the coil of cable and the second flange are located between the first support frame and the second support frame inside the bag.
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The middle flange support 124 and gear member 128 are offset or off-center on the frame such that the distance d1 (
Each flange 106 and 108 is preferably sized to fit within the outer frame portion 120 of its respective support frame 102 and 104 and is sized to accommodate the cable, such as a cable coil. The cable coil may be, for example, having an outer diameter of 345 mm and an inner diameter of 200 mm and a height of 135 mm. The flanges 106 and 108 are preferably disc-shaped. Each flange has inner and outer surfaces 140 and 142 and a central arbor opening 144. The inner surface 140 of each flange abuts the hub member 110 and the outer surface 142 abuts a respective support frame 102 and 104.
The central arbor opening 144 corresponds to the middle flange support 124 of each respective support frame. The central arbor opening 144 supports the second part of the braking mechanism 112 has seen in
The hub member 110 is located between the flanges 106 and 108 and supports the cable coil. The hub member 110 includes a first hub portion 150 (
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Secondary engagement members 170 may be provided as a back-up to retain the hub portions 150 and 152 together. The secondary engagement members 170 may be, for example, one or more snap arms 172 provided in the inner area 156 that extend from the flange inner surface 140. The one or more snap arms 172 preferably extend beyond the elongated wall 154 of the first hub portion 150, as seen in
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The distance of the gap need only be long enough to provide a clearance to have gear teeth 148 to override teeth 130, thereby allowing the braking mechanism to work. This clearance distance could vary depending upon the gear teeth depth, flange hole inner diameter, side support gear depth, and the outer diameter of the middle flange support 124. The gap 134 may be, for example, about ¼ inch.
To install the cable on the cable reel 100, the cable coil C is placed over the first hub portion 150 of the hub member 110 and on the first flange 106 so that the first hub portion 150 extends through the inner diameter of the cable coil. The cable coil C may be prepacked in a plastic shrink wrap or with tie wraps or combination of both without any external structure to support that coil. Next the second hub portion 152 is inserted inside of the first hub portion 150 to frictionally engage the same and expand the flexible segments 164, thereby forcing the flexible segments 164 to engage the inner diameter of the cable coil. The locking tabs 174 are then inserted inside of the slots 176 on the second flange 108 to hold two flanges and hub portions together.
In an example of the present disclosure, the first support frame 102 of the reel 100 is secured to the base of the bag or box, such as by straps, such as via strap 105 (
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings that modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and variations can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Likewise, the various examples described may be used individually or in combination with other examples. Those skilled in the art will appreciate various combinations of examples not specifically described or illustrated herein that are still within the scope of this disclosure. In this respect, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the specific examples set forth and the examples of the disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting.
As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural referents, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Similarly, the adjective “another,” when used to introduce an element, is intended to mean one or more elements. The terms “comprising,” “including,” “having” and similar terms are intended to be inclusive such that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements.
Additionally, where a method described above or a method claim below does not explicitly require an order to be followed by its steps or an order is otherwise not required based on the description or claim language, it is not intended that any particular order be inferred. Likewise, where a method claim below does not explicitly recite a step mentioned in the description above, it should not be assumed that the step is required by the claim.
It is noted that the description and claims may use geometric or relational terms, such as right, left, above, below, upper, lower, top, bottom, linear, arcuate, elongated, parallel, perpendicular, etc. These terms are not intended to limit the disclosure and, in general, are used for convenience to facilitate the description based on the examples shown in the figures. In addition, the geometric or relational terms may not be exact. For instance, walls may not be exactly perpendicular or parallel to one another because of, for example, roughness of surfaces, tolerances allowed in manufacturing, etc., but may still be considered to be perpendicular or parallel.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 16/804,577, filed Feb. 28, 2020, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15/833,091, filed Dec. 6, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,589,957, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15/433,789, filed Feb. 15, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,862,566, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/634,007, entitled Cable Reel, filed on Feb. 27, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,695,008, the content of each of which is relied upon and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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