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US 2015/0316740 A1Published application
Attachable and detachable fiber optic cable radius controller
AssigneeCorning Optical Communications LLC
InventorsWilliam Julius McPhil Giraud, Diana Rodriguez
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Abstract
A radius controller for maintaining and routing fiber optic cables is disclosed. The radius controller has a base with first and second walls extending from the base and defining a space adapted to receive, maintain and route fiber optic cables. The first wall has a first attachment feature and the second wall has a second attachment feature. The first and second attachment features are configured to attach and detach the radius controller to and from a fiber optic cassette.
Claims10
A radius controller for optical cables comprising:
- a base,
- a first wall and a second wall extending from the base to define a space adapted to receive fiber optic cables;
- a first attachment feature located at one end of the first wall;
- and
- a second attachment feature located at one end of the second wall,
- wherein the first attachment feature and the second attachment feature are configured to toollessly attach and detach the radius controller to and from a fiber optic cassette.
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A splice cassette, comprising:
- a housing defining a center portion configured to store fiber optic cable;
- a cable routing tray positioned toward the front of the housing and configured to support one or more fiber optic cables positioned thereon;
- and
- a radius controller, removably coupled to at least a portion of the splice cassette, the radius controller comprising:
- a base,
- a first wall and a second wall extending from the base to define a space adapted to receive fiber optic cables;
- a first attachment feature located at one end of the first wall;
- and
- a second attachment feature located at one end of the second wall,
- wherein the first attachment feature and the second attachment feature are configured to toollessly attach and detach the radius controller to and from the at least a portion of the splice cassette.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.