Optical fiber spice case with cross connect feature
US5644671A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4477
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprises axially spaced end plates defining a storage space and joined by a pair of rigid torque bars. A pair of opposed housing members contoured to enclose the end plates and the storage space are releasably and sealing clamped to each other and to the end plates. A connect panel for supplying connector couplings that receive connectors spliced to the glass fibers is connected to one of the rigid torque bars.
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