Optical fiber distribution system
US9541726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4452
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cable mount for fixing a strength member of a fiber optic cable to a fixture includes a front end, a rear end, and a longitudinal channel therebetween, the channel defined by upper and lower transverse walls and a vertical divider wall. The channel receives a portion of the cable. A strength member pocket receives the strength member of the cable, the pocket located on an opposite side of the divider wall from the longitudinal channel, the pocket communicating with the longitudinal channel through an opening on the divider wall. A strength member clamp fixes the strength member of the cable against axial pull. Cable management structures in the form of spools define at least one notch that communicates with the longitudinal channel for guiding optical fibers extending from a jacket either upwardly or downwardly therethrough. The cable mount also allows routing of the optical fibers through the longitudinal channel all the way from the rear end to the front end.
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