Cable assembly for use with opto-electronic equipment enclosures
USRE37028E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Light, flexible tubes are placed around optical fibers extending from the end of a cable jacket. A water impervious plug encases the end of the cable jacket and a portion of the flexible tubes. Couplers are attached to the light waveguide terminal ends and the optical couplers and the plug are placed in an opto-electronic equipment closure. The assembly is designed for use with cable television system aerial closures.
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