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US 2015/0316739 A1Published application
Strain relief clamp
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsThomas Ross Marmon, Barry Wayne Allen
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Abstract
A strain relief clamp system and method include a base with a plurality of plates arranged in a stack on the base. A fastener, such as a bolt having a nut threaded thereon, is situated to selectively draw the plates against the base so as to clamp a fiber optic cable strength member received between adjacent plates.
Claims20
A strain relief clamp system, comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of plates arranged in a stack on the base;
- a fastener situated to selectively draw the plates against the base so as to clamp a fiber optic cable strength member received between adjacent plates.
A cable enclosure, comprising:
- a housing having a floor including a clamp base;
- a plurality of plates arranged in a stack on the base;
- a fastener situated to selectively draw the plates against the base so as to clamp a fiber optic cable strength member received between adjacent plates.
A method of providing strain relief for a fiber optic cable, comprising:
- exposing a strength member of a fiber optic cable;
- positioning the strength member between adjacent plates of a plurality of stacked plates;
- and
- tightening a fastener to draw the plates together to clamp the strength member received between the adjacent plates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.