Spooled Patents (Class 242/169)
  • Publication number: 20080292261
    Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Scott C. Kowalczyk, Trevor D. Smith, Jonathan Kaml, Thomas G. LeBlanc, Ronald A. Beck
  • Patent number: 6600866
    Abstract: A filament organizer comprises a support having a first surface opposite a second surface and further includes a lockable spool and a rotary spool adjacent to the first surface of the support. The organizer has a tensioner attached to the second surface of the support for attachment to the rotary spool by a tension wire to apply tension thereto to transmit tension to a filament disposed between the lockable spool and the rotary spool. Selective reduction in tension on a filament is possible using a tension relief assembly attached to the support. A stacked configuration of a plurality of filament organizers may be formed by suitable alignment of supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Anthony William Gatica, Dwayne L. LaBrake