Fiber optic cable bend radius protection system
US6674952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4453
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bend radius protection system for multiple applications with fiber optic cables, and which includes a first inwardly facing curved passageway wall and a passageway base surface at a first end of the base framework; a first bend radius guide groove in the base framework; and a first bend radius guide corresponding to and inserted in the first bend radius guide groove in the base framework, the first bend radius guide having an outwardly facing curved surface; wherein the first inwardly facing curved passageway wall, the passageway base surface and the outwardly facing curved surface, define a fiber optic cable passageway with an opening. The invention may further include a first grooming arm rotatably mounted to the base framework and disposed across the opening of the passageway such that when the first grooming arm is rotated, the forward edge urges fiber optic cables protruding through the opening back into the passageway.
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