SPOOL FOR RECEIVING AN OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

Abstract: a spool for receiving an optical fiber including: (a) an outer cylinder portion including (i) an outer surface, (ii) an inner surface, and (iii) a thickness therebetween; and (b) a first outboard flange and a second outboard flange each extending radially outward from the outer surface of the outer cylinder portion, the first outboard flange, the second outboard flange, and the outer surface of the outer cylinder portion defining a primary barrel portion of the spool. the thickness of the outer cylinder portion is substantially constant between the first outboard flange and the second outboard flange. a method of manufacturing the same including (i) injecting molding an injection molded monolith including the first outboard flange, the second outboard flange, and the cylindrical portion therebetween, and (ii) over-molding a polymeric cushioning material over the cylindrical portion of the injection molded monolith between the first outboard flange and the second outboard flange.

Inventor(s): Andrew James Emborsky, Julio Cesar Mendoza, Mark Antonio Oliver, JR.

CPC Classification: B65H75/185 ({End caps, plugs or adapters})

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