Patent ID: 8235323
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A reel for storage of an elongated flexible cable, the cable having a connector at a leading end of the cable and a connector at a trailing end of the cable, and wherein the connectors have a diameter greater than the diameter of the cable, the cable storage reel comprising a pair of side disks positioned on a common axis, and spaced a predetermined distance apart, the side disks each having a center at said common axis and a rim; a hub joining the pair of side disks and including a generally cylindrical arbor disposed coaxially with said side disks, the arbor defining an annular central space between said arbor and said axis, and defining an outward winding space between said arbor and the rims of said disks; and at least one annular retaining bead disposed at the rim of one or both of said side disks, the retaining bead projecting axially toward the rim of the other of the pair of side disks, and defining a space adapted to retain the connector at the trailing end of the associated cable.