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US 7,146,090 B2Granted
Fiber optic cable and plug assembly
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsChanh C. Vo, Guy Castonguay, Hieu V. Tran
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AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsChanh C. Vo, Guy Castonguay, Hieu V. Tran
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A fiber optic cable has a plug assembly that may be positioned and secured at any desired location along the length of the cable to engage a receptacle disposed within a connector port provided in a wall of a connection terminal. The plug assembly includes a shroud, a coupling nut, a heat shrink tube for sealing the cable and a boot for providing bending strain relief. At least a portion of the cable passes through the connector port for interconnection with optical fibers of a distribution cable or optical equipment. A method for routing a fiber optic cable into a connection terminal includes using a connector port provided in a wall of the terminal, determining a desired length of the cable, positioning and securing a plug assembly at a desired location along the length of the cable, and mating the plug assembly with a receptacle disposed within the connector port.
A plug assembly for a fiber optic cable, the plug assembly positioned and secured at a desired location along the length of the fiber optic cable and adapted to engage a receptacle disposed within a connector port, at least a portion of the fiber optic cable passing through the plug assembly and the connector port, and wherein the fiber optic cable is strain relieved at the connector port and is not terminated at the plug assembly;
A fiber optic cable and plug assembly, comprising:
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