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US 10,481,347 B2Granted
Fiber optic cable assembly with integral strain relief
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorWayne M. Kachmar
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable having an end portion. The fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber and an outer jacket surrounding the optical fiber. The outer jacket is formed of a base material that hardens in response to exposure to an energy source. The end portion of the fiber optic cable has a hardness that is greater than a hardness of a remaining portion of the fiber optic cable. A connector assembly is engaged to the end portion of the fiber optic cable.
Claims13
A fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic connector including a rear housing and a front housing, the rear housing of the fiber optic connector including a connector end that protrudes from an end surface of the rear housing, and
- a fiber optic cable having an end portion that is adapted to receive the connector end of the fiber optic connector, the fiber optic cable including:
- an optical fiber;
- an outer jacket surrounding the optical fiber, the outer jacket having a length of variable flexibility, the length of variable flexibility having a constant diameter and thickness, the length of variable flexibility being provided by a base material of the outer jacket having a hardness that gradually decreases along the length of variable flexibility of the outer jacket extending rearwardly from the connector end of the fiber optic connector, wherein the base material hardens in response to exposure to an energy source.
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