ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,070, issued on May 13, was assigned to Southwire Co. LLC (Carrollton, Ga.).
"Rotatable cable reel" was invented by Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez (Powder Springs, Ga.) and Franklin Clarence Calhoun (Carrollton, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable reel of the present disclosure can include two flanges and a central drum being independently rotatable from one another. The drum, which can be configured to receive a cable, can be mounted on an axle. The two flanges can be rotationally mounted on the axle at opposing distal ends of the axle. Bearings in the flanges can allow for a full rotation of the flanges about the axle."
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