Patent ID: 6612515
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B65H,G02B

Abstract:
A storage spool for storing telecommunications cable, the spool comprising:a center post having a top end and a bottom end and being characterized by a center axis, and defining a cylindrical surface; a plurality of radially extending bottom fins extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, the bottom fins extending from the bottom end of the center post, each bottom fin having an outermost edge furthest away from the center post; a plurality of radially extending top fins extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, the top fins extending from the top end of the center post, each top fin having an outermost edge furthest away from the center post; wherein the outermost edges of the top and bottom fins define an outer profile of the storage spool, wherein the outer profile is oblong.