Unitube ribbon breakout
AssigneePreformed Line Products Company
InventorsMatthew Patrick Becker, Brendan O'Boyle
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Abstract
A unitube breakout kit includes a bottom portion extending from a neck end to an outlet end. A top portion is selectively attached to the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the top portion together define a central cavity configured to contain at least one of fiber optic fibers or ribbon fibers. The bottom portion defines a first pair of slots configured to cooperate with a fastener to attach at least one of fiber optic core tube or unitube ribbon cable to the bottom portion.
Claims20
A unitube breakout kit comprising:
- a bottom portion extending from a neck end to an outlet end;
- and
- a top portion selectively attached to the bottom portion via a first tab extending from the top portion and a second tab extending from the bottom portion proximate the neck end such that the top portion is pivotally movable, about a pivot point proximate the neck end, between a closed position and an open position relative to the bottom portion due to interaction of the first tab with the second tab, wherein the bottom portion and the top portion together define a central cavity configured to contain at least one of fiber optic fibers or ribbon fibers when the top portion is in the closed position, wherein:
- the bottom portion defines slot proximate the neck end and configured to cooperate with a fastener to attach at least one of a fiber optic core tube containing the fiber optic fibers or a unitube ribbon cable containing the ribbon fibers to the bottom portion, and
- at least one of the fiber optic core tube or the unitube ribbon cable remains attached to the to the bottom portion, due to the fastener cooperating with the slot defined by the bottom portion, when the top portion is in the open position.
A kit for adding a fiber optic breakout to a fiber optic splice container comprising a splice tray within which at least one of fiber optic fibers or ribbon fibers are spliced, the kit comprising:
- a unitube breakout kit, outside the splice tray, comprising:
- a bottom portion extending from a neck end to an outlet end;
- and
- a top portion selectively attached to the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion and the top portion together define a central cavity configured to contain at least one of the fiber optic fibers or the ribbon fibers, wherein:
- the bottom portion defines, proximate the neck end, at least one first slot configured to cooperate with a first fastener to attach at least one of a fiber optic cable containing the fiber optic fibers or a unitube ribbon cable containing the ribbon fibers to the bottom portion, and
- the bottom portion defines, proximate the outlet end, at least one second slot configured to cooperate with a second fastener to attach at least one of the fiber optic fibers splayed out of the fiber optic cable or the ribbon fibers splayed out of the unitube ribbon cable to the bottom portion and for routing of at least one of the fiber optic fibers splayed out of the fiber optic cable or the ribbon fibers splayed out of the unitube ribbon cable to the splice tray.
A unitube breakout kit comprising:
- a bottom portion extending from a neck end to an outlet end;
- and
- a top portion selectively attached to the bottom portion, wherein:
- the bottom portion and the top portion together define a central cavity configured to contain at least one of fiber optic fibers or ribbon fibers, wherein the neck end has a first cross-sectional area and the outlet end has a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area,
- the top portion is pivotally movable about a pivot point proximate the neck end between a closed position and an open position relative to the bottom portion,
- when the top portion is in the closed position, the central cavity is generally not accessible, and
- when the top portion is in the open position, the central cavity is generally accessible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.