Cable repeater connecting joint
US6424761B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4461
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector for a cable repeater includes a repeater including a joint having two mutually perpendicular and intersecting axes of rotation at one end thereof. A coupling includes a joint having two mutually perpendicular and intersecting axes of rotation. A first connecting link is pivotally connected at a first end thereof to the repeater joint and secured at a second end thereof to the coupling. A second connecting link is pivotally connected at a first end thereof to the coupling joint and secured at a second end thereof to a length of optical fiber cable. In preferred embodiments, a bend limiting device is provided at the end of the length of cable, with the second connecting link being secured at its second end to the bend limiting device.
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