Patent ID: 8544786

Claim:
A reel assembly comprising: a first flange comprising a bolt pattern; a second flange comprising the bolt pattern; a core drum comprising: a first end comprising the bolt pattern, and a second end comprising the bolt pattern, wherein the first end is detachably coupled to the first flange via the bolt pattern and the second end is detachably coupled to the second flange via the bolt pattern; and an interchangeable drum for assembling over the core drum, wherein the core drum comprises an outside diameter, wherein the interchangeable drum comprises an inner wall having an inner diameter and an outer wall having an outside diameter, the inner diameter of the interchangeable drum slightly larger than the outside diameter of the core drum and the outside diameter of the interchangeable drum larger than the inner diameter of the interchangeable drum, and wherein the outside diameter of the interchangeable drum is based on a diameter of a cable to be loaded on the interchangeable drum.