Fiber drop cable assembly and method for outdoor and indoor routing
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorsVictor J. Borer, Joseph C. Carls, William J. Clatanoff, Brian M. Cole, Cary A. Kipke, Donald K. Larson, Zachary M. Thompson, Daniel J. Treadwell
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Abstract
Drop cable assemblies that can be routed from an outdoor terminal directly to an indoor wall outlet without disruption, and adhered to the interior of a dwelling after removal of the drop cable jacket and utilization of a pre-applied adhesive layer are described. Additionally, telecommunications systems utilizing such assemblies, methods of routing such assemblies and methods of making such assemblies are described.
Claims14
A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a track configured to adhere to a mounting surface of a dwelling, wherein the track comprises post features that are intermittently spaced and positioned along a length of the track to define a channel for securing and protecting a fiber drop cable, where each of the post features comprises a base end and a top end, the base end being in contact with the track and the top end extending outward away from the track, such that a longitudinal axis of each of the post features is normal to the track,
- wherein the post features comprise a widened cap disposed at the top end of each one of the post features, the cap having a larger cross-sectional area than the post features.
A method of installing a telecommunications system, the method comprising:
- adhering a track to a mounting surface of a dwelling, wherein the track comprises post features that are intermittently spaced and positioned along a length of the track to define a channel for securing and protecting a fiber drop cable, where each of the post features comprises a base end and a top end, the base end being in contact with the track and the top end extending outward away from the track, such that a longitudinal axis of each of the post features is normal to the track,
- wherein the post features comprise a widened cap disposed at the top end of each one of the post features, the cap having a larger cross-sectional area than the post features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.