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US 10,768,389 B2Granted
Flexible fiber node connector
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsNoah P. Montena, William Crawford
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Abstract
A connector includes a connector body and a tubular member. The connector body includes a first end and a second end such that the connector body forms an inner annular chamber for receiving the cable. The tubular member is connected to the first end of the connector body, and the tubular member bends and flexes relative to the connector body.
Claims18
A fiber node connector comprising:
- a flexible duct having a first end and a second end, and having a first through bore extending from the first end to the second end;
- a nut having a second through bore, the nut being configured to be coupled with a port of a fiber node;
- a connector body coupled with the second end of the flexible duct and having a third through bore;
- a first duct fitting attached to an outer surface at a first end of the flexible duct such that the first duct fitting is axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, the first duct fitting having a collar portion and two retaining portions spaced apart in an axial direction of the flexible duct and extending outward from the collar portion;
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- a second duct fitting attached to an outer surface at a second end of the flexible duct such that the second duct fitting is axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, the second duct fitting having a collar portion and two retaining portions spaced apart in an axial direction of the flexible duct and extending outward from the collar portion of the second duct fitting,
- wherein the nut includes an inward lip configured to be received between the two retaining portions of the first duct fitting to couple the nut with the first end of the flexible duct, the two retaining portions of the first duct fitting being configured to permit the nut to rotate relative to the flexible duct and to permit limited relative axial movement between the nut and the flexible duct,
- wherein the connector body includes an inward lip configured to be received between the two retaining portions of the second duct fitting to couple the connector body with the second end of the flexible duct, the two retaining portions of the second duct fitting being configured to permit the connector body to rotate relative to the flexible duct and to permit limited relative axial movement between the connector body and the flexible duct,
- wherein the first, second, and third through bores provide a continuous bore through the connector, and
- wherein the connector body is configured to receive a fiber optic cable, and the first, second, and third through bores permit a fiber of the fiber optic cable to pass through the flexible duct and the nut and out of the nut for coupling with a fiber optic connection at the fiber node.
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A fiber node connector comprising:
- a flexible duct having a first end and a second end, and having a first through bore extending from the first end to the second end;
- a nut having a second through bore, the nut being configured to be coupled with a port of a fiber node;
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- a connector body coupled with the second end of the flexible duct and having a third through bore,
- wherein the nut is coupled with the first end of the flexible duct by a first duct fitting, the first duct fitting being axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, the first duct fitting being configured to permit the nut to rotate relative to the flexible duct and to permit limited relative axial movement between the nut and the flexible duct,
- wherein the connector body is coupled with the second end of the flexible duct by a second duct fitting, the second duct fitting being axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, the second duct fitting being configured to permit the connector body to rotate relative to the flexible duct and to permit limited relative axial movement between the connector body and the flexible duct,
- wherein the first, second, and third through bores provide a continuous bore through the connector, and
- wherein the connector body is configured to receive a fiber optic cable, and the first, second, and third through bores permit a fiber of the fiber optic cable to pass through the flexible duct and the nut and out of the nut for coupling with a fiber optic connection at the fiber node.
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A fiber node connector comprising:
- a flexible duct having a first end and a second end, and having a first through bore extending from the first end to the second end;
- a nut having a second through bore, the nut being configured to be coupled with a port of a fiber node;
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- a connector body coupled with the second end of the flexible duct and having a third through bore,
- wherein the nut is coupled with the first end of the flexible duct by a first duct fitting, the first duct fitting being axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, the first duct fitting being configured to permit the nut to rotate relative to the flexible duct and to permit limited relative axial movement between the nut and the flexible duct,
- wherein the connector body is coupled with the second end of the flexible duct by a second duct fitting, the second duct fitting being axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, the second duct fitting being configured to permit the connector body to rotate relative to the flexible duct and to permit limited relative axial movement between the connector body and the flexible duct, and
- wherein the first, second, and third through bores provide a continuous bore through the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.