Clip for securing a fiber optic cable assembly and associated assemblies
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsGerald J. Davis, Daniel S. McGranahan
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Abstract
A clip for securing one or more fiber optic cable assemblies having respective furcation bodies is disclosed along with related assemblies. The clip includes one or more attachment features disposed on a bottom surface for mounting the clip. The bottom surface of the clip provides an anti-rotation feature for the clip and the fiber optic cable assembly by abutting with the complementary mounting surface. In one embodiment, the clip has a cover that attaches to a portion of the clip for securing a portion of the furcation plug within a cavity of the clip.
Claims5
A clip for a fiber optic assembly, comprising:
- A keyhole member configured to be received in a keyhole of a mounting surface, wherein the keyhole member is offset from a bottom of the clip via a slot guide such that when the bottom of the clip slides laterally along the mounting surface, a top of the keyhole member engages an underside of the mounting surface to lock the clip to the mounting surface;
- A catch extending from the bottom of the clip, wherein the catch is configured to engage an aperture of the mounting surface to constrain lateral movement of the clip along the mounting surface when the clip is locked to the mounting surface with the keyhole member;
- A cover coupled to the walls of the clip that are extending from the bottom of the clip in a direction opposite to that of the catch, wherein the cover is configured to form a cavity defined between the bottom of the clip, the walls, and the cover and wherein the cavity is configured to support a furcation body;
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- An arm extending from the bottom of the clip in the direction opposite to that of the catch, wherein the arm provides a handling point above the clip for sliding the clip along the mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.