Label clip
AssigneeGo!Foton Holdings, Inc.
InventorsKenichiro Takeuchi, Haiguang Lu
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a label clip assembly comprising an annular clip having an inner surface and an outer surface radially positioned around a primary axis, and having a height extending in the direction of the primary axis, a label member attached to the outer surface of the clip, and a plurality of projections extending radially from the inner surface of the clip towards the primary axis. The projections may be configured to permit sliding of the clip onto a cable in a first direction and to avoid the clip sliding off the cable in an opposite direction when the clip is engaged with the cable by the projections.
Claims18
A label clip assembly for labelling an optical cable, the label clip assembly comprising:
- an annular clip having an inner surface and an outer surface radially positioned around a primary axis, and having a height extending in the direction of the primary axis;
- a label member attached to the outer surface of the clip;
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- a plurality of projections extending radially from the inner surface of the clip towards the primary axis, wherein the projections are configured to permit sliding of the clip onto a cable in a first direction and are adapted to engage with a cable boot of the optical cable while sliding in the first direction in order to obstruct sliding of the clip in an opposite direction when the projections of the clip are engaged with the cable boot, wherein the cable boot is made of a material that is softer than the material of the plurality of projections.
A method of labeling an optical cable, comprising:
- inserting the optical cable into a cavity of an annular clip, wherein the annular clip has an inner surface and an outer surface radially positioned around a primary axis, the annular clip further having a height extending in the direction of the primary axis, the annular clip further including a plurality of projections extending radially from the inner surface of the clip towards the primary axis, the annular clip further having a label member attached to the outer surface;
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- sliding the annular clip in a first direction to engage a cable boot, the cable boot being connected to an end of the optical cable, wherein the plurality of projections are configured to avoid the clip sliding off the cable in a second direction opposite the first direction when the clip is engaged with the cable boot;
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- writing on the label member, whereby the optical cable is identifiable based on the writing on the label member.
A label clip assembly for labelling an optical cable, the label clip assembly comprising:
- an annular clip having an inner surface and an outer surface radially positioned around a primary axis, and having a height extending in the direction of the primary axis;
- a label member attached to the outer surface of the clip;
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- a plurality of projections extending radially from the inner surface of the clip towards the primary axis, wherein the projections are configured to permit sliding of the clip onto a cable in a first direction and are adapted to engage with grooves in a cable boot of the optical cable in order to obstruct sliding of the clip in an opposite direction when the projections of the clip are engaged with the grooves of the cable boot;
- wherein each projection includes a front edge extending from the inner surface of the clip at an angle greater than 90 degrees, and a back edge extending from the inner surface of the clip at an angle less than 90 degrees, wherein the front edge is configured to permit sliding of the clip onto the cable in the first direction, and wherein the back edge is configured to avoid sliding of the clip in the opposite direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.