Terminating element for a central element of an optical cable and method and producing a tight cable introduction

US5832166A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• RXS Kabelgarnituren GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Zimmer · Breckerfeld, DE
• Thorsten Mueller · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 1997
• Grant date: Nov 3, 1998
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/4471
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A terminating element (1) for a central element (9) of an optical cable (13) comprises a sleeve (3) closed at one end for receiving the end of the central element (9) or core of the optical cable (13). An open end of the sleeve (3) is provided with a pair of flexible vanes (2) or legs having seating regions (5,6) which can be clamped onto the exterior of the cable (13) and each of the legs has free ends to help center the end of the cable and the terminating element (1) into a cable introduction (15), whose junction can be sealed by a section of a shrink hose (16) or sleeve (3).