Fiber optic cable assembly for securing a fiber optic cable within an input port of a splice closure
US5745633A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4454
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The fiber optic cable assembly secures a fiber optic cable within an input port of a splice closure without extending significantly beyond the walls of the splice closure. In addition to a fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable assembly includes a plug encasing a portion of the fiber optic cable such that the fiber optic cable extends both forwardly from the plug into the splice closure and rearwardly from the plug away from the splice closure. The plug typically has a predetermined shape and size which matches the predetermined shape and size of the input port. Since the end of the input port which opens into the splice closure is partially closed, the plug is retained within the input port and does not extend into the interior cavity defined within the splice closure. In order to further retain the plug within the input port, the fiber optic cable assembly includes a retaining member mounted upon a portion of the fiber optic cable rearward of the plug for operably engaging the opposite end of the input port. The various components of the fiber optic cable assembly are therefore disposed within the input port and do not extend significantly beyond the wall of the splice closure.…
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