Fiber optic cable breakout assembly
US9575277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44715
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A breakout assembly includes a housing including a first end and a second end. A retaining member includes a first end configured to receive a fiber optic cable and a second end attaching to the first end of the housing and retaining exposed stripped layers of the fiber optic cable. A breakout head is configured to insert into the second end of the housing and includes holes for receiving furcation tubes. A nut holds the breakout head inside of the second end of the housing. Different optical fibers from the fiber optic cable are inserted into the furcation tubes and held by the breakout head. An outside surface of the breakout head and an inside surface of the second end of the housing have round side surfaces extending between flat top and bottom surfaces that prevent the breakout head from rotating within the housing.
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