A method of installing cable on a cable reel that has the steps of providing a cable reel that includes first and second opposing flanges, the first flange having a first hub portion and the second flange having a second hub portion, the first hub portion being longer than the second hub portion, the first hub portion having a plurality of flexible segments; placing a cable coil over the first hub portion and on the first flange so that the first hub portion extends through the cable coil; and inserting the second hub portion inside of the first hub portion, thereby expanding the flexible segments so that flexible segments engage the cable coil.

A cable reel that has at least one support frame having an outwardly extending braking gear member, the outwardly extending gear member being located off-center on the frame; a first flange having a central opening and a first hub portion surrounding the central opening, the central opening having an internal braking gear member engaging the outwardly extending gear member of the frame, thereby rotatably coupling the at least one support frame and the first flange; and a second flange opposing the first flange, the second flange having a second hub portion, the first and second hub portions being configured to mate with one another to support cable, wherein the engagement of the gear members providing a friction for cable payoff.

An end plug for coreless paper rolls includes a central body. At least three resilient elements protrude from the central body and press resiliently against the interior of a paper roll when the end plug is inserted into an end of the paper roll, the radial extension of the resilient elements being influenced by rotation of the plug or a part thereof.

A cable reel that includes a one-piece frame body, a flange separate from the frame body, and a hub member therebetween. The one-piece frame body includes an outer frame portion and an inner flange portion. The flange has an inner side that faces the inner side of the one-piece frame body. The hub member is located between the one-piece frame body and the flange along a central longitudinal axis of the cable reel. The hub member has a first end that rotatably couples to the inner flange portion of the one-piece frame body and a second end that couples to the flange. The hub member is configured to support a coil of cable and is sized to be received inside of an inner diameter of the coil of cable. The flange and the hub member rotate together with respect to the one-piece frame body.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a coil-wrapping system (30) that simultaneously employs separate multiple film rolls (FR1, FR2) to simultaneously wrap separate films around a single coil while the coil is rotated about its longitudinal axis.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a coil-wrapping system (30) that simultaneously employs separate multiple film rolls (FR1, FR2) to simultaneously wrap separate films around a single coil while the coil is rotated about its longitudinal axis.