Patent ID: 9278827
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B65G,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A reel for holding a cable thereon, the reel comprising: a cylindrical drum having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end spaced from the first end; a first flange coupled to the first end of the cylindrical drum and having a central hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of structural ribs extending radially between the central hub and the outer rim; a second flange coupled to the second end of the cylindrical drum; and a spacer extending axially outward from the structural ribs of the first flange at a mid-span location along lengths of the structural ribs, the spacer being configured to support the reel with the first flange spaced above a support surface when the longitudinal axis of the reel is in a substantially vertical orientation with the reel supported on the support surface by the spacer.