Pulling grip assembly for a fiber optic assembly
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsTerry L. Cooke, David L. Dean, Jr., Tory A. Klavuhn
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Abstract
Pulling grip housing assemblies for a fiber optic assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, the pulling grip assembly is comprised of a pulling grip housing for receiving part of a fiber optic assembly. A pulling grip sleeve is also provided. The pulling grip sleeve has at least one sleeve locking feature suitable for cooperating with a housing locking feature of the pulling grip housing to secure the pulling grip housing to the pulling grip sleeve. In this manner, the pulling grip housing can easily be secured to the pulling grip sleeve and removed when pulling of a fiber optic assembly is completed. The pulling grip housing and pulling grip sleeve can also be reused for pulling other fiber optic assemblies.
Claims13
A pulling grip assembly for a fiber optic assembly, comprising:
- a furcation body;
- a pulling grip housing defining an internal cavity in which the furcation body is received, the pulling grip housing having at least one housing locking feature;
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- a pulling grip sleeve defining an internal chamber and having at least one sleeve locking feature in engagement with the at least one housing locking feature to secure the pulling grip housing to the pulling grip sleeve, wherein the pulling grip sleeve receives a portion of the pulling grip housing having the furcation body therein;
- wherein the at least one housing locking feature comprises at least one protrusion on an outer body of the pulling grip housing, and further wherein the at least one at least one sleeve locking feature comprises at least one locking channel in an outer body of the pulling grip sleeve, the at least one protrusion being inserted into the at least one locking channel to secure the pulling grip housing to the pulling grip sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.