Patent ID: 7266280

Claim:
A cable fiber storage and deployment canister comprising: a substantially planar base having a first thumb segment, a second thumb segment, and a finger segment disposed between the first and the second thumb segments and extending beyond the extremities of the thumb segments, the base exhibiting a bottom perimeter that extends between the respective extremities of the first and second thumb segments; an outer wall extending upwardly along the bottom of the base; a bifurcated transverse barrier extending transversely across the finger segment at an end of the finger segment; a reel disposed at about a center position on the base, the reel comprising: a first substantially circular guide track wall having a first diameter; a second substantially circular guide track wall arranged concentric to the first guide track wall and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter; and a guide track defined by the first and second guide track walls and having an entry slot and an exit slot; and a top flange comprising a first flange segment joined to the bifurcated transverse barrier and a second flange segment joined to the outer wall, wherein the top flange and the first thumb segment form an entry port for cable and the top flange and second thumb segment form an exit port for cable so that the cable may be routed into the entry port, wound around the reel so as to collect in the canister, routed into the guide track through the entry slot, wound around at least part of the guide track, routed out the exit slot, and routed out of the canister through the exit port.