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Abstract

A fiber optic cable storage apparatus for storing excess cable in an aerial installation such as on an utility pole. The apparatus is generally planar and somewhat oval shaped and includes a channel extending around its periphery for retaining the cable. The channel includes a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls, the bottom being generally perpendicular and the sidewalls being generally parallel to the plane of the apparatus. The orientation of the bottom wall sidewalls allows the cable to be retained within the channel when the apparatus is installed horizontally, vertically, or any orientation. Each sidewall of the channel includes alternating rectangular sidewall sections. The sidewall sections are formed such that a section of one sidewall is not opposed by a section of the opposing sidewall. In this manner, the apparatus having alternating rectangular sidewall sections can be integrally formed from plastic using opposing die halves. One die half includes projections that form the rectangular sidewall sections of one sidewall and the other die half includes similar projections that form the sidewall sections of the opposing sidewall.

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