Mid-span fiber breakout
US11467363B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4475
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A breakout device for mid-span fiber separation. First and second portions that each have a hollow interior space that defines a first part of a primary interior pathway and that defines a first part of a secondary interior pathway that branches away from the primary pathway. The first and second portions together bound the primary and secondary pathways. The first and second portions together define: a first entrance orifice, a second exit orifice and a third exit orifice. The first and second portions are configured to permit in-situ placement of the device upon elongated fibers. All the fibers extend through the first entrance orifice at the entrance to the primary pathway, a first group of the fibers extend through the second exit orifice at an exit from the primary pathway, and a second group of the fibers extend through the third exit orifice at an exit from the secondary pathway.
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