Castellated optical fiber cable retention structure

US9091833B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NANOPRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Yang CHEN · Thousand Oaks, US
• King-Fu HII · Camarillo, US
• Tewodros Mengesha · Camarillo, US
• Fred Bosch · El Segundo, US
• Chris Morgan · Spring, US
• Robert Ryan VALLANCE · Newbury Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 2, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/3885
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A cable retention structure defining a castellated fiber cable clamping surface. The castellated surface has a series of alternating small and large cavities distributed along the axial direction. The small cavities are sized such that when the castellated surface is pressed against the buffer jacket exterior of the fiber cable, the small cavities will be able to clamp the fiber cable jacket within its full dimensional tolerance range. The large cavities are sized to provide sufficient clearance to accommodate the relatively soft material of the cable jacket which cannot be accommodated by the small cavities. The cable jacket is securely held by the retention structure to prevent slipping. Accordingly, fiber cables having buffer jackets with large dimensional variations can still be securely retained by the castellated retention structure in accordance with the present invention.