Fiber optic cable assemblies and systems using same
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorsBrandon Duvall Compton, Terry Lee Cooke, Brandon O'Brian Norwood
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable having a plurality of subunit cables, where at least one of the plurality of subunit cables includes at least one optical fiber, and at least one terminal along a length of the fiber optic cable. The at least one terminal includes a housing having a plurality of wall portions, where the plurality of wall portions defines an inlet portion and a main body portion. The inlet portion includes an inlet through which the fiber optic cable enters the housing, and the main body portion includes a plurality of connection ports. At least one of the plurality of connection ports is optically coupled to at least one optical fiber.
Claims20
A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
- a fiber optic cable including a plurality of subunit cables, at least one of the plurality of subunit cables including at least one optical fiber;
- and
- at least one terminal along a length of the fiber optic cable, wherein the at least one terminal comprises:
- a housing including a plurality of wall portions, the plurality of wall portions defining an inlet portion and a main body portion, the inlet portion including an inlet through which the fiber optic cable enters the housing, and the main body portion including a plurality of connection ports, at least one of the plurality of connection ports being optically coupled to at least one optical fiber.
A system comprising:
- a cable tray having a sidewall and a bottom wall, the sidewall including an opening;
- and
- a fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic cable including a plurality of subunit cables, at least one of the plurality of subunit cables including at least one optical fiber;
- and
- at least one terminal along a length of the fiber optic cable, wherein the at least one terminal comprises:
- a housing including a plurality of wall portions, the plurality of wall portions defining an inlet portion and a main body portion, the inlet portion including an inlet through which the fiber optic cable enters the housing, and the main body portion including a plurality of connection ports, at least one of the plurality of connection ports being optically coupled to at least one optical fiber,
- wherein the housing further includes a neck portion between the inlet portion and the main body portion and the neck portion defines a gap between the inlet portion and the main body portion, and
- wherein the sidewall of the cable tray is received in the gap.
A set of first and second fiber optic cable assemblies that each comprise:
- a fiber optic cable including a plurality of subunit cables, at least one of the plurality of subunit cables including at least one optical fiber;
- and
- at least one terminal along a length of the fiber optic cable, wherein the at least one terminal comprises:
- a housing including a plurality of wall portions, the plurality of wall portions defining an inlet portion and a main body portion, the inlet portion including an inlet through which the fiber optic cable enters the housing, and the main body portion including a plurality of connection ports, at least one of the plurality of connection ports being optically coupled to at least one optical fiber,
- wherein the fiber optic cable of the first fiber optic cable assembly has a first length from a first one or more connectors to a first terminal of the at least one terminal,
- wherein the fiber optic cable of the second fiber optic cable assembly has a second length from a second one or more connectors to a second terminal of the at least one terminal, and
- wherein the first length is different from the second length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.