Transportation protection for optical cables
OwnerLennart Lideninventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for protecting free ends of optical fibers of an optical fiber cable during transport of the optical fiber cable. The apparatus has a longitudinally divided tube capable of receiving an optical fiber cable and surrounding free ends of optical fibers of a received optical fiber cable. The longitudinally divided tube is capable of being connected to the optical fiber cable during transport of the optical fiber cable, and of being removed from the optical fiber cable after transport of the optical fiber cable for exposing the free ends of the optical fibers for connection of the optical fibers.
Claims17
Apparatus for protecting free ends of optical fibers of an optical fiber cable during transport of the optical fiber cable, said apparatus comprising a longitudinally divided tube capable of receiving an optical fiber cable and surrounding free ends of optical fibers of a received optical fiber cable, said longitudinally divided tube capable of being connected to the optical fiber cable during transport of the optical fiber cable and capable of being removed from the optical fiber cable after transport of the optical fiber cable for exposing said free ends of said optical fibers for connection of the optical fibers.
A method for protecting free ends of optical fibers of an optical fiber cable during transport of said optical fiber cable, said method comprising:
- receiving an optical fiber cable in a longitudinally divided tube such that said longitudinally divided tube surrounds free ends of optical fibers of the optical fiber cable,
- connecting said longitudinally divided tube to the optical fiber cable, and
- disconnecting said longitudinally divided tube from said optical fiber cable after transport of said optical fiber cable for exposing said free ends of said optical fibers to permit connection of said optical fibers.
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