Overmold zip strip
US7403685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4431
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A telecommunications cable includes a distribution cable, a tether branching from the distribution cable at the mid-span breakout location, an enclosure that surrounds the breakout location, and an access device including a ripcord installed on the enclosure. Typically, the first and second ends of the ripcord are arranged adjacent the first end of the enclosure and a middle of the ripcord forms a half-loop adjacent the second end of the enclosure. The ripcord is configured to cut through the body of the enclosure when pulled from at least one of the first and second ends.
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