Patent · US Expired

Frangible pulling bullet

US4684161A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1986
Grant dateAug 4, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/545
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pulling bullet 1 comprises, a frangible body having a coupling portion 18 for disconnect coupling to an optical connector 7, a cavity 21 in the body having a depth greater than the projecting length of an optical fiber cable 3 retained by the optical connector 7, the pulling bullet 1 covers the end of an optical fiber 6 of the cable 3, and a frangible web 28 surrounds an eye 25 for securing a hauling rope 27 to the pulling bullet 1.

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