Patent ID: 9669990
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B65D,B65H

Claim:
1. A sleeve for a cable spool having a cylindrical drum and a pair of opposing end flanges, the sleeve including a plurality of sleeve portions, each sleeve portion including a pair of upstanding members and a body portion for supporting cable thereon, the body portion bridging the upstanding members together, each upstanding member including a base for positioning on the cylindrical drum and a wall section extending away from the base, opposite ends of the body portion being connected to opposing wall sections to bridge the upstanding members, wherein the sleeve portions are positionable on the cylindrical drum of the cable spool such that the body portions collectively define a cable support surface around the cylindrical drum, the cable support surface having a diameter greater than the cylindrical drum, and wherein the ends of the body portion are mountable in one or more spaced openings provided in the wall sections such that a distance between the body portion and respective bases of the upstanding members can be adjusted to thereby change the diameter of the cable support surface.