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US 5,838,871 AGranted
Device for organizing optical fiber cable connections and optical cable joint box
AssigneeAlcatel Submarcom
InventorsJean-Fran.cedilla.ois Libert, Bruno Daguet, Romuald Lemaitre, Fran.cedilla.ois Mesnil
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable connection organizer device includes a support assembly with lateral accessways for the fibers of the cables, an arrangement for holding splices between the fibers and an arrangement for stowing a surplus length of the jointed fibers. It further includes two sets of magazines for stowing additional slack in the fibers from the two cables. Applications include submarine optical fiber cable joint boxes.
Claims8
An optical fiber cable connection organizer device comprising:
- a substantially parallelepiped-shaped support assembly having lateral accessways at first and second ends for fibers of the cables;
- first means for retaining splices jointing the fibers of the cables;
- second means for stowing a surplus length at ends of the jointed fibers;
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- third means for unrestricted storage of an additional slack in the fibers from each cable,
- said third means coupling said lateral accessways to said second means in said support assembly and comprising a stowing assembly having at least a first stowing level for the additional slack in the fibers from the cables entering via said accessways, said first stowing level including a first magazine situated in a first end part of said support assembly opposite said second end and open substantially facing the accessway at said second end, for stowing a loose coil of the additional slack in fibers entering from the accessway at said second end, and a second magazine situated in a second end part of said support assembly opposite said first end and open substantially facing the first magazine and the accessway at said first end, for stowing a loose coil of the additional slack in fibers entering from the accessway at said first end.
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