Patent ID: 6349894
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B65H,G02B,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for storing fiber slack,said device having a pair of spool portions on opposite sides of said device, each spool portion shaped so that fiber slack can be wound back and forth between the two spool portions, said device being capable of being pivotally mounted within an enclosure, so that the pair of spool portions can be accessed by pivoting the device about a pivot axis, said device having a first channel top extending between a top of a first one of the pair of spool portions and a top of a second one of the pair of spool portions, and a second bottom channel extending between a bottom of the first one of the pair of spool portions and a bottom of the second one of the pair of spool portions, wherein the pair of spool portions and the first and second channels form an elongated spool for storing fiber, the elongated spool extending around a first side face, and a second side face and wherein the elongated spool wraps around a first end of the device between the first and second side faces, without extending around a second end face that is opposite the first end face and between the first and second side faces and the elongated spool wraps partially around the pivot axis without completely enclosing the pivot axis within the elongated spool.