Fiber optic cable bundle with staggered connectors
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. LeBlanc, Ronald J. Kleckowski
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable bundle includes a first group of fiber optic cables and a second group of fiber optic cables. Each fiber optic cable in the first group includes a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end. The first axial end of each fiber optic cable in the first group includes a connector. Each fiber optic cable in the second group includes a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end. The first axial end of each fiber optic cable in the second group includes a connector. The connectors of the second group are offset from the connectors of the first group by a first axial offset distance. A plurality of binder members is contra-helically served about the first and second groups of fiber optic cables.
Claims21
A fiber optic cable bundle assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic cable bundle having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion, the fiber optic cable bundle including:
- a first group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the first group having a first axial end and including a connector at the first axial end of the fiber optic cables in the first group;
- a second group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the second group having a first axial end and including a connector at the first axial end of the fiber optic cables in the second group;
- wherein each of the fiber optic cables of the first and second groups includes an optical fiber, a strength layer, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber and the strength layer;
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- wherein the connectors of the second group are offset from the connectors of the first group by a first axial offset distance at the first end portion of the fiber optic cable bundle;
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- a plurality of binder members contra-helically served about the fiber optic cable bundle.
A fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
- a cable spool having a drum portion;
- a fiber optic cable bundle assembly disposed about the drum portion of the cable spool, the fiber optic cable bundle assembly including:
- a fiber optic cable bundle having a first end portion and a second end portion, the fiber optic cable bundle including:
- a first group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the first group having a first axial end disposed at the first end portion of the fiber optic cable bundle;
- a second group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the second group having a first axial end disposed at the first end portion of the fiber optic cable bundle;
- wherein each of the fiber optic cables of the first and second groups includes an optical fiber, a strength layer, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber and the strength layer;
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- wherein the first axial ends of the second group are axially offset from the first axial ends of the first group by a first axial offset distance;
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- a plurality of binder members contra-helically served about the fiber optic cable bundle, the plurality of binder members exposed to the drum portion of the cable spool.
A fiber optic cable bundle assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic cable bundle having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion, the fiber optic cable bundle including:
- a first group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the first group having a first axial end and including a connector at the first axial end of the fiber optic cables in the first group, the first group of fiber optic cables adapted to be routed to a first location of a facility;
- a second group of fiber optic cables, each of the fiber optic cables in the second group having a first axial end and including a connector at the first axial end of the fiber optic cables in the second group, the second group of fiber optic cables adapted to be routed to a second location of the facility separated from the first location of the facility;
- wherein each of the fiber optic cables of the first and second groups includes an optical fiber and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber;
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- wherein the connectors of the second group are offset from the connectors of the first group by a first axial offset distance at the first end portion of the fiber optic cable bundle;
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- a plurality of binder members contra-helically served about the fiber optic cable bundle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.