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US 5,499,314 AGranted
Shock resistant optic fiber rotary splice holding device
OwnerSara M. Leite, Daniel D. Thomas +2inventors
InventorsSara M. Leite, Daniel D. Thomas, Gair D. Brown, Alan Schwarting
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Abstract
Rotary mechanical splices between axially aligned optic fibers are seated in axial confinement within bays indented into the shock absorbing body of a holding tray. A retention lid, positioned on the tray covers the splice seating bays and guide slots extending therefrom within which the optic fibers are received to provide cushioned confinement for the splices and resist relative bending of the fibers.
Claims8
A protective holding device for a splice from which optical fibers extend, comprising:
- a tray and a retention lid, said tray having indentation means formed therein for cushioned confinement of the splice and guide means receiving the optical fibers extending from the splice while seated in the indentation means for resisting relative bending of the optical fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.