Optical fiber pathway duct
AssigneeClearfield, Inc.
InventorsJohn Paul Hill, William J. Cruzen
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Abstract
An optical fiber pathway duct comprises a first channel configured to receive a pulling mechanism, and a second channel configured to allow one of a pullable connector and a stub end coupled to an optical fiber cable to pass through the optical pathway duct. The optical fiber pathway duct further comprises a slot disposed between the first channel and the second channel and configured to allow a pulling eye of one of the pullable connector and the stub end coupled to the pulling mechanism to pass through the optical pathway duct.
Claims16
An optical fiber pathway duct comprising:
- a housing made of a flexible material configured to allow spooling of the housing and configured to protect an optical fiber cable;
- a first channel in the housing configured to receive a pulling mechanism;
- a second channel in the housing configured to allow one of a pullable connector and a stub end coupled to the optical fiber cable to pass through the housing;
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- a slot connecting the first channel and the second channel and configured to allow a pulling eye of one of the pullable connector and the stub end coupled to the pulling mechanism to pass through the housing,
- wherein the first channel has a first cross-sectional area and the second channel has a second cross-sectional area that is larger than the first cross-sectional area.
An optical fiber pathway assembly comprising:
- a reel configured to store a pre-terminated optical fiber cable;
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- an optical fiber pathway duct comprising:
- a housing made of a flexible material configured to allow spooling of the housing and configured to protect the pre-terminated optical fiber cable,
- a first channel in the housing configured to receive a pulling mechanism,
- a second channel in the housing configured to allow a pullable connector of the pre-terminated optical fiber cable to pass through the housing, and
- a slot connecting the first channel and the second channel and configured to allow a pulling eye of the pullable connector coupled to the pulling mechanism to pass through the housing,
- wherein the first channel has a first cross-sectional area and the second channel has a second cross-sectional area that is larger than the first cross-sectional area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.