Fixation of non-round cables and of cables exterior to a closure volume
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsPhilippe COENEGRACHT, Olivier C. ROCHE, Matthew CAMPSTEYN, Eddy Luc CAMS, William B. BRYAN, Erik David BISHOP, Ronnie Rosa Georges LIEFSOENS
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Abstract
Devices and assemblies for fixation of non-round cables. Devices and assemblies for fixation of cables interior to and exterior to, a cable sealing module of a telecommunications closure.
Claims37
A fixation device for a cable extending along a central longitudinal axis and having an outer jacket defining a non-round cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis, comprising:
- a main body;
- walls projecting from the main body and defining a slot between the walls, the slot having an open end;
- and
- blades projecting from the walls towards a center of the slot.
An assembly for affixing cables, each cable extending along a central longitudinal axis and having an outer jacket defining a non-round cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis, comprising:
- a main body configured to lockingly mount to a piece of a telecommunications closure, the main body defining pockets arranged in a row;
- and
- a fixation device configured to be slidingly received by the main body to lockingly mount the fixation device to the main body, the fixation device including:
- a base;
- walls projecting from the base and defining slots between adjacent pairs of the walls, each slot having an open end, the slots being arranged in a row parallel to the row of the pockets, each slot being aligned with one of the pockets;
- and
- blades projecting from the walls towards a center of each slot,
- wherein each slot is configured to receive one of the cables through the open end along a direction parallel to an elongate transverse axis of the cable while a corresponding one of the pockets receives a strength rod of the cable.
An assembly for a telecommunications closure defining an interior volume and an exterior, comprising:
- a cable seal member;
- an interior cable fixation subassembly positioned in the interior volume on an interior side of the cable seal member, the interior cable fixation subassembly being configured to affix an interior portion of an outer jacket of a cable extending through the cable seal member;
- and
- an exterior cable fixation subassembly positioned at the exterior at an exterior side of the cable seal member, the exterior cable fixation subassembly being configured to affix an exterior portion of the outer jacket of the cable extending through the cable seal member.
A method, comprising:
- providing a non-round cable having an outer jacket, one or more optical fibers, and a pair of eccentric strength rods having portions extending beyond an end of the jacket;
- cutting the portion of one of the rods so that the cut portion is shorter than the portion of the other of the rods;
- inserting the portion of the other of the rods in a pocket;
- and
- inserting the jacket into a slot such that blades within the slot dig into the jacket.
A fixation device for a cable extending along a central longitudinal axis and having an outer jacket defining a non-round cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis, comprising:
- a main body;
- walls projecting from the main body and defining a slot between the walls, the slot having an open end;
- and
- at least one blade projecting from at least one of the walls towards a center of the slot.
An assembly for affixing cables, each cable extending along a central longitudinal axis and having an outer jacket defining a non-round cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis, comprising:
- a main body configured to lockingly mount to a piece of a telecommunications closure, the main body defining pockets arranged in a row;
- and
- a fixation device configured to be received by the main body to lockingly mount the fixation device to the main body, the fixation device including:
- a base;
- a pair of walls or arms projecting from the base and defining a slot therebetween, the slot having an open end, the slot being aligned with a corresponding one of the pockets;
- and
- blades projecting from the walls or arms towards a center of the slot,
- wherein the slot is configured to receive one of the cables through the open end along a direction parallel to an elongate transverse axis of the cable while the corresponding one of the pockets receives a strength rod of the cable.
An assembly for affixing cables, each cable extending along a central longitudinal axis and having an outer jacket defining a non-round cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis, comprising:
- a main body configured to lockingly mount to a piece of a telecommunications closure, the main body defining pairs of receivers arranged in a row;
- and
- fixation devices, each fixation device being lockingly received in one of the pairs of receivers, each fixation device including:
- a base;
- a pair of arms projecting from the base;
- and
- blades projecting from the arms towards each other,
- wherein orientations of adjacent ones of the fixation devices are opposite each other, the orientations alternating along a row of the fixation devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.