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US 12,306,452 B2Granted
Systems and methods of managing cables in telecommunication systems
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorMark Vogel
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Abstract
Cable managers are provided. A cable manager includes a body configured to be selectively engaged with a loose end of a first cable, wherein the body defines an effective unbiased length, as measured in an unbiased state, and an effective biased length, as measured in a biased state, and wherein the effective biased length is greater than the effective unbiased length.
Claims19
A telecommunication system comprising:
- a cable manager comprising a body configured to be selectively engaged with at least one of a first cable and a second cable and form an extension spring for the at least one of the first or second cables, wherein the cable manager is configured to maintain the at least one of the first or second cables in a generally helical shape when the cable manager is in an unbiased state, wherein the body defines an effective unbiased length, as measured in the unbiased state, and an effective biased length, as measured in the biased state when the body is in the extended position, and wherein the effective biased length is at least 300% the effective unbiased length;
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- an enclosure configured to house a cable splice between the first and second cables.
A telecommunication system comprising:
- a cable manager comprising a generally helical body configured to receive at least one of a first cable and a second cable, wherein the generally helical body defines an effective unbiased diameter, as measured in an unbiased state, that is greater than an effective biased diameter, as measured when the generally helical body is in an extended state;
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- an enclosure configured to house a cable splice between the first and second cables, wherein a majority of the enclosure is configured to be disposed within a volume corresponding to the generally helical shape of the body of the cable manager when the cable manager is in an unbiased state.
A telecommunication system comprising:
- a cable manager comprising a generally helical body configured to receive at least one of a first cable and a second cable;
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- an enclosure configured to house a cable splice between the first and second cables, wherein a majority of the enclosure is configured to be disposed within a volume corresponding to the generally helical shape of the body of the cable manager when the cable manager is in an unbiased state,
- wherein the generally helical shape is formed about a centerline, wherein the cable manager includes a plurality of coils extending around the centerline, and wherein the generally helical body is stretchable in a direction along the centerline.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.