Patent ID: 9637343
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B65H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A spool assembly for dispensing cable comprising: (a) a spool for receiving a length of cable, including: (b) an assembly including first and second end members separated by one or more cross-members and an axle extending at least partially between the end members that rotatably couples the spool to the assembly, each of the first and second end members having an inner side facing the spool and an outer side facing away from the spool, the first end member including a tie off section that defines an aperture extending between the outer and inner sides and sized to receive the cable, the tie off section also including a retainer disposed at the outer side of the first end member at the aperture, the aperture being aligned between the first and second diameters of the spool so that the cable would settle into one of the troughs of one of the fluted outer peripheral edge sections if routed from the spool, through the aperture, to the retainer, thereby inhibiting rotation of the spool with respect to the first and second members.