Fiber optic cable control clips and enclosure assemblies and methods incorporating the same
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsJulian Mullaney, Justin Everette Thompson, William Alan Carrico
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Abstract
An enclosure assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a jacket surrounding the optical fibers includes an enclosure housing and a cable control clip. The enclosure housing defines a chamber to receive the cable. The cable control clip is configured to be inserted through the cable to extend radially between the optical fibers and the jacket to limit contact between the optical fibers and one or more other components of the cable, and to limit displacement of the enclosure housing relative to the cable when the cable control clip is disposed in the chamber.
Claims18
An enclosure assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a tubular jacket surrounding the optical fibers, the tubular jacket defining an axially extending passage through which the optical fibers extend, the enclosure assembly comprising:
- an enclosure housing defining a chamber to receive the cable;
- and
- a cable control clip configured to be inserted through an opening in the cable to extend through the passage and radially between the optical fibers and the jacket to limit contact between the optical fibers and one or more other components of the cable, and to limit displacement of the enclosure housing relative to the cable when the cable control clip is disposed in the chamber.
A cable control clip for use with a fiber optic cable and an enclosure housing, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a tubular jacket surrounding the optical fibers, the tubular jacket defining an axially extending passage through which the optical fibers extend, the enclosure housing defining a chamber to receive the cable, the cable control clip being configured to be inserted through an opening in the cable to extend through the passage and radially between the optical fibers and the jacket to limit contact between the optical fibers and one or more other components of the cable, and to limit displacement of the enclosure housing relative to the cable when the cable control clip is disposed in the chamber.
A method for enclosing a portion of a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a tubular jacket surrounding the optical fibers, the tubular jacket defining an axially extending passage through which the optical fibers extend, the method comprising:
- inserting a cable control clip through an opening in the cable such that the cable control clip extends through the passage and radially between the optical fibers and the jacket;
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- placing the cable and the cable control clip in a chamber of an enclosure housing, wherein the cable control clip limits contact between the optical fibers and one or more other components of the cable and limits displacement of the enclosure housing relative to the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.