act of moving the coil in a single direction to perform both the acts of automatically stripping the coil from the winding surface and automatically inserting the coil in the transport medium.
A further illustrative embodiment is direct to an apparatus comprising: a payout assembly to unwind a section of optical fiber from a spool of optical fiber; a cutter to cut the section of optical fiber to separate the section from the spool; a winder that winds the section of optical fiber to form a coil, the winder comprising a winding surface; a stripper that strips the coil from the winding surface; and an inserter that inserts the coil in a transport medium. The stripper and the inserter are both movable in a same direction relative to theembodiment is directed to an apparatus comprising: a payout assembly to unwind a section of optical fiber from a spool of optical fiber; a cutter to cut the section of optical fiber to separate the section from the spool; a winder that winds the section of optical fiber to form a coil, the winder comprising a winding surface; a stripper that strips the coil from the winding surface; an inserter that inserts the coil in a transport medium; and means for moving at least one of the winding surface and the transport medium toward the other to facilitate transferring the coil from the winding surface to the transport medium.
A further illustrative embodiment is directed to an apparatus comprising: a payout assembly to unwind a section of optical fiber