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US 11,630,268 B2Granted
Optical traceable patch cord
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorsArtur Bureacov, Asher Leong Raven
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Abstract
An optically traceable patch cord includes a cable extending from a first connector at a first end to a second connector at a second end. A trace assembly in the cable is located between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable. An optical tracing fiber extends from the trace assembly to one of the first connector and the second connector.
Claims19
An optical traceable patch cord, comprising:
- a cable extending from a first connector at a first end to a second connector at a second end;
- a trace assembly provided in the cable between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable and spaced from each of the first connector and the second connector, the trace assembly comprising a connection sleeve surrounding the cable and crimped to an interface housing;
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- an optical fiber extending from the trace assembly towards the second end of the cable.
1 more element
A method of tracing a patch cord, the patch cord comprising a cable extending from a first connector to a second connector, the method comprising:
- emitting light into an optical tracing fiber at a trace assembly in the patch cord, the trace assembly spaced from each of the first connector and the second connector and comprising a connection sleeve surrounding the cable and crimped to an interface housing and
- transmitting the light through the optical tracing fiber towards the second connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.