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US 10,295,760 B1Granted
Optical traceable patch cord
AssigneeAfl Ig LLC
InventorsArtur Bureacov, Asher Leong Raven
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Abstract
An optically traceable patch cord includes a cable extending from a first connector at a first end to a second connector at a second end. A trace assembly in the cable is located between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable. An optical tracing fiber extends from the trace assembly to one of the first connector and the second connector.
Claims18
An optical traceable patch cord, comprising:
- a cable extending from a first connector at a first end to a second connector at a second end;
- a trace assembly provided in the cable between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable, the trace assembly proximate the first connector and spaced from each of the first connector and the second connector, the trace assembly comprising an interface housing, extending from a first crimp area at a first end of the interface housing to a second crimp area at a second end of the interface housing, the cable comprising an outer jacket secured to the interface housing at the first and second crimp areas;
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- an optical fiber extending from the trace assembly towards the second end of the cable.
1 more element
A method of tracing a patch cord, the patch cord comprising a cable extending from a first connector to a second connector, the method comprising:
- emitting light into an optical tracing fiber at a trace assembly in the patch cord, the trace assembly spaced from each of the first connector and the second connector and proximate the first connector, the trace assembly comprising an interface housing extending from a first crimp area at a first end of the interface housing to a second crimp area at a second end of the interface housing, the cable comprising an outer jacket secured to the interface housing at the first and second crimp areas;
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- transmitting the light through the optical tracing fiber towards the second connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.