US 11,840,421 B2
Telescoping cable spool
Marc Fontaine, Les Cèdres (CA); and Michael Singleton, Montréal (CA)
Assigned to BELDEN CANADA ULC, St. Laurent (CA)
Filed by BELDEN CANADA ULC, Saint-Laurent (CA)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,312.
Application 17/807,312 is a continuation of application No. 16/539,395, filed on Aug. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,370,636.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/718,117, filed on Aug. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0306423 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65H 75/14 (2006.01); B65H 75/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 75/2416 (2021.05) [B65H 75/14 (2013.01); B65H 2402/54 (2013.01); B65H 2701/32 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables, the spool comprising:
a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment;
a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over said fixed part, said spool housing moveable relative to said fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.