Optical fiber furcation transition assembly with integrated retention feature

US10156692B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AFL Telecommunications LLC · US

Inventors

• Edward Morris · Erding, DE
• Roger Vaughn · Greer, US
• Vahid Ebrahimi · Simpsonville, US
• Daigo Saito · Shisui, JP
• Wilfred Courchaine · Moore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 18, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/4478
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An optical fiber transition assembly comprises a cable having a first terminal end from which extends an optical fiber. A furcation tube is also provided, having a second terminal end near the first terminal end of the cable into which the optical fiber of the cable is received. A polymeric transition element surrounds the first and second terminal ends to protect and secure the optical fiber in transition from the cable to the furcation tube, the polymeric transition element being configured to be retained in an entry port of an enclosure.