Patent ID: 7376326

Claim:
Apparatus for enabling a lineman to make an accurate and convenient length measurement of a slack portion of a fiber optic cable during the stringing of said cable on utility poles above ground, said apparatus comprising: a centralized hub; a plurality of spokes emanating from said hub in directions which are substantially coplanar; and a like plurality of clamps for clamping said cable in place, each one of said clamps being positioned at the end of a different one of said spokes, the lengths of all of said spokes with their respective clamps being equal to each other and being pre-determined to provide a suitable length of said slack portion of said fiber optic cable when said plurality of clamps engages said cable; whereby a portion of said fiber optic cable is formed into a generally circular shape while being held by said plurality of clamps and the axial circumference of said position is equivalent to said suitable length of said slack portion and; lash or tape for tying said portion in a manner to fix the length of said portion at said suitable length after removing said clamps from said cable.