Reel for a cable

Claim 1

A reel for very thin cables, such as telephonic cables, comprising, a hollow cylindrical core, two disc-shaped flanges made of a molded plastic material, each flange having a central aperture arranged to permit passage of a supporting spindle, and each flange being provided on its inner surface with an annular groove molded thereinto so as to have a radial size equal to the thickness of said core, the opposite annular end portions of said cylindrical core being removably received in the respective annular groove of the correspondng flange substantially without play and being supported therein radially inwardly and outwardly, a plurality of radial reinforcing ribs provided on the outer surface of each flange, each said rib extending radially outwardly from a position adjacent to but radially outwardly from the annular groove to a position adjacent the peripheral edge of the flange, the cross-sectional area of each said rib decreasing with increasing distance from the center of the flange, a stepped portion formed on the inner surface of each flange which is adjacent the central aperture, an inner tubular element arranged to act as a guide for the supporting spindle, the respective end portions of the tubular element being engaged with the stepped portion of each flange, and a plurality of tie rod means and nut connections arranged between the two flanges inwardly of said cylindrical core to urge the flanges toward one another.