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Strain-relieved fiberoptic cable

US4082422A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1976
Grant dateApr 4, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 21, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4439
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiberoptic cable having a strain-relieved terminal end in which a length of elastomeric material is bonded to and covers the cable sheath to prevent sharp bending adjacent the terminal and a sleeve is mechanically fitted inside a rigid plastic terminal housing as an adhesive bonding adapter between said sheath and said housing.

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