US 12,493,158 B2
Envelope system for slack cable storage box
Michael Langman, East Syracuse, NY (US); Ravindra K. Vora, Freehold, NJ (US); Peter Carapella, Fayetteville, NY (US); and Gerald Joseph Meier, Olathe, KS (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,730.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/295,824, filed on Dec. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0213718 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4446 (2013.01) 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable storage system comprising:
a base comprising a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an open front;
a cover attached to the base and configured to close the open front of the base;
a mounting arm configured to extend from the back wall of the base;
an envelope;
wherein the envelope is configured to contain a coil of cable;
wherein the envelope is configured to have a first side panel that is attached to a second side panel;
wherein the side panels of the envelope are attached to each other and closed on all edges except one edge of the side panels;
wherein the envelope includes an envelope opening;
wherein the envelope opening is located at an edge portion of the envelope;
wherein the envelope is configured to receive the coil of cable into the envelope through the envelope opening;
wherein the envelope is configured to have an opening in each of the side panels;
wherein the opening in each of the side panels is configured to receive the mounting arm;
wherein the mounting arm is configured to support the envelope though the envelope opening;
wherein the envelope opening is configured to allow portions of the cable to extend out of the envelope through the open one edge;
wherein the envelope includes an envelope opening barrier strap that is configured to provide a barrier to the envelope opening so as to restrict the coil of cable from exiting the envelope;
wherein the base includes a base securing enclosure strap that is configured to extend around the envelope and secure the envelope to the base;
wherein one of the first side wall, the second side wall, the top wall, or the bottom wall comprises a first port;
wherein one of the first side wall, the second side wall, the top wall, or the bottom wall comprises a second port;
wherein each of the first port and the second port is configured to provide a base opening in the base;
wherein each base opening is configured to allow a portion of the cable to exit the base; and
wherein the envelope is configured to restrict the coil of cable in the envelope so as to prevent the coil of cable from expanding and interfering with contents of the base.