This invention relates to a creel structure integrated on the fiber placement head of the automated placement equipment, comprising: fiber placement head mounting base, fixed yarn box component fixed and mounted on fiber placement head mounting base, and revolving yarn box component mounted on fiber placement head mounting base, the said revolving yarn box component is coupled with the fiber placement head mounting base through revolving shaft. This creel structure can avoid intervention that arise due to equipment maintenance and spindle replacement, making equipment maintenance and spindle replacement more convenient and swift.

Spools, spool packages, and spool packaging assemblies are described. In aspects, a spool package assembly includes an outer package defining an interior volume. The spool package assembly also includes a plurality of prongs positioned within the interior volume. The spool package assembly also includes a spool rotatably secured on the plurality of prongs within the interior volume of the outer package.

The invention relates to the use of a yarn spool handling container (1) for a yarn spool (2). The yarn spool handling container (1) comprises a frame or a housing (6). With respect to the frame or housing (6), a spindle (15) is rotatably supported. In the yarn spool handling container (1) a winding and unwinding of the technical yarn occurs. The yarn spool (2) is arranged in the yarn spool handling container (1) even during stocking and transport.

A payout device that includes a carton, a rotatable member, and a slot is provided. The carton can include an opening that provides an egress for elongated flexible material stored within the carton. The rotatable member can be disposed within the carton, the rotatable member can have a circumference, and the elongated flexible material can be wound around the rotatable member. The slot can rotatably support the rotatable member, the slot can have a round shape that is larger than the circumference of the rotatable member, at least a portion of the rotatable member can be slidable within the slot between a payoff position and a braking position, the rotatable member can be rotatable within the slot when in the payoff position for dispensing the elongated flexible material from the opening in the carton, and the payoff position can be elevated relative to the braking position.

Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a cable packaging arrangement (e.g., reel-in-box package) including a plurality of tabs appending to the top and bottom portions of the arrangement which are individually shaped to be easily assembled together, respectively, so that the top and bottom portions of the cable packaging arrangement will be closed.

A packing strap carrying case includes a casing. The casing has a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall is provided with a plurality of first engaging members. A top edge of the side wall is provided with a plurality of second engaging members. The top edge of the side wall is provided with a connecting portion. A cover is connected with the casing through the connecting portion. A central portion of the cover is provided with a positioning sleeve. The circumferential edge of the positioning sleeve is provided with a plurality of third engaging members corresponding to the first engaging members. The circumferential edge of the cover is provided with fourth engaging members corresponding to the second engaging members. The packing strap can be replaced with ease by the user, and the packing strap can be positioned in the case easily, without consideration of slide.

A thread storage system including a housing that has a rear wall and a perimeter wall attached thereto. The perimeter wall includes a top wall and a bottom wall. A front side of the housing is open. A plurality of vertical walls extends between the top and bottom walls. A plurality of horizontal walls is attached to the vertical walls and the vertical and horizontal walls forms a plurality of compartments. Each of the compartments includes a pair of lateral walls, an upper wall and a lower wall. Each of plurality of doors has an upper edge, a lower edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The compartments each has one of the doors is pivotally coupled thereto to allow selective closing of the compartments. Spools of thread are positionable in each of the compartments for storage and transporting purposes.

An apparatus for installing cable that includes an outer box. Some embodiments include a reel, the cable, multiple components for installing the cable, and an inner packaging component that holds the components. Some embodiments include tie holes (e.g., two that line up) for passage of a zip tie for attachment of the apparatus to an identical box or anchoring object when pulling the cable. Boxes may include a left side with side flaps connected to front and back sides and cable holes in each flap line up when the box is assembled for passage of cable from the apparatus. The reel may be loose inside the box, which acts as a brake to keep the reel from over spinning when (e.g., communications) cable is pulled. Some outer boxes include certain sides, bends, flaps, tabs, or slots. The inner packaging component may be held in position by an elongated member.

A cable caddy with a portable housing stores cable reels. Each reel includes a drum coupled to end caps. Plugs inserted in the end caps are irrotatable with respect to the housing and rotatable with respect to the drum. During transport reels are stacked vertically atop one another with a plug of a first reel inserted in a plug of a second reel.

Fishing line dispensing apparatuses for loading fishing line onto a reel, can include a base operable to hold a spool of fishing line, a cap detachably associated with at least a portion of the base, and one or more securing elements coupled to the base. The securing elements can be operable to releasably secure the base to a shaft of a fishing rod. The base of a fishing line dispensing apparatus can additionally include a spool retention surface disposed at a bottom end of the base and a sidewall connected to and extending in a substantially orthogonal direction away from the spool retention surface.