Cable seal and strain relief assembly
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorsPrzemyslaw Andrzej Kukian, Marcin Kusmierek
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Abstract
A cable strain relief for a fiber optic assembly is provided including a body defining a sidewall, a cable passthrough disposed in the body from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, and a cable slot disposed through sidewall enabling a fiber optic cable to be inserted into the cable passthrough. The cable strain relief also includes a plurality of hooks disposed on an exterior surface of the sidewall. The plurality of hooks are configured to resist movement of a strength member of the fiber optic cable, when the strength member is wrapped around the body.
Claims21
A fiber optic assembly comprising:
- a housing having an internal volume;
- a cable strain relief comprising:
- a body defining 1) a sidewall, 2) a cable passthrough disposed in the body from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, the cable passthrough defining an interior surface of the sidewall, and 3) a cable slot disposed through the sidewall enabling a fiber optic cable to be inserted into the cable passthrough;
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- a plurality of hooks disposed on and extending from an exterior surface of the sidewall, the exterior surface of the sidewall opposite the interior surface of the sidewall, wherein the plurality of hooks are configured to resist movement of a strength member of the fiber optic cable, when the strength member is wrapped through the plurality of hooks circumferentially around the exterior surface of the sidewall;
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- a strain relief receiver configured to retain the cable strain relief in a mounted position relative to the housing, when the cable strain relief is installed on the housing.
A cable strain relief for a fiber optic assembly, the cable strain relief comprising:
- a body defining 1) a sidewall, 2) a cable passthrough disposed in the body from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, the cable passthrough defining an interior surface of the sidewall, and 3) a cable slot disposed through the sidewall enabling a fiber optic cable to be inserted into the cable passthrough;
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- a plurality of hooks disposed on and extending from an exterior surface of the sidewall, the exterior surface of the sidewall opposite the interior surface of the sidewall, wherein the plurality of hooks are configured to resist movement of a strength member of the fiber optic cable, when the strength member is wrapped through the plurality of hooks circumferentially around the exterior surface of the sidewall.
A fiber optic assembly comprising:
- a housing having an internal volume;
- a fiber optic cable;
- a cable strain relief comprising:
- a body defining 1) a sidewall, 2) a cable passthrough disposed in the body from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, the cable passthrough defining an interior surface of the sidewall, and 3) a cable slot disposed through the sidewall enabling the fiber optic cable to be inserted into the cable passthrough;
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- a plurality of hooks disposed on and extending from an exterior surface of the sidewall, the exterior surface of the sidewall opposite the interior surface of the sidewall, wherein the plurality of hooks are configured to resist movement of a strength member of the fiber optic cable, when the strength member is wrapped through the plurality of hooks circumferentially around the exterior surface of the sidewall;
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- a strain relief receiver configured to retain the cable strain relief in a mounted position relative to the housing, when the cable strain relief is installed on the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.