Preterminated optical cable
AssigneeSiecor Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Midkiff, Cyril A. Yancey, Robert W. Pollock
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable which is preterminated in the factory. A first fiber optic cable on a reel enters a splicing (or splitting) receptacle. Some optical fibers continue through the receptacle and exit the receptacle into a second fiber optic cable, while other optical fibers in the first fiber optic cable are spliced in the receptacle to a third set of optical fibers which exit the receptacle into a third fiber optic cable such as a stub cable. A cable repair sleeve is installed over the receptacle assembly to seal and protect the completed receptacle area. The cables and receptacle are then coiled on a reel for shipment to the customer site.
Claims7
A preterminated optical cable, comprising:
- (a) a receptacle having opposing first and second openings;
- (b) a first tube entering the receptacle first opening and secured to the receptacle;
- (c) a second tube and a third tube, the second and third tubes entering the receptacle second opening and secured to the receptacle;
- (d) a first set of optical fibers which (i) are carried by the first and second tubes, and (ii) proceed through the receptacle between the first and second tubes;
- (e) a second set of optical fibers carried by the first tube and a third set of optical fibers carried by the third tube, the second and third set of optical fibers in optical communication with each other in the receptacle;
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- (f) a reel on which the receptacle, first tube, second tube, and third tube are placed for shipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.