Spool assembly
CA 1192886 A · Owner: Western Electric Company, Incorporated · Inventors: Weaver, Frederick R.; Edmonston, Donald R.
Overview
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Abstract, A spool for receiving windings of elongated material, such as connectorized lightguide cable is made, of compressive and resilient material and has a flange on each end of a hub portion. Each flange has inner and outer rims of differing diameter and a clearance therebetween for forming a channel to hold a connector that terminates an end of the cable. The channel communicates with the surface of the hub via a flared groove for passing the cable ends from hub to channel. The spool is assembled by intermeshing two identical segments.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted September 3, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 3, 2002.
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