Installation of small form factor fibers at user premises
US10816747B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/47
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A guide tool device for an optical fiber includes a body having an adhesive passage between a proximal end and a flat distal end of the body. The passage communicates an adhesive supplied at the proximal end to an exit opening in the distal end. Each of a pair of fiber guide channels extends from the body to guide an optical fiber when aligned inside the channel, for relative movement over the exit opening in the distal end of the body during use of the device. A connector fixed on the proximal end of the body in communication with the passage, mates with a connector at the distal end of a syringe containing the adhesive. When urged by the syringe, the adhesive flows through the passage and out the exit opening in the distal end of the body, thereby coating the fiber when guided over the distal end during use.
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