Installation of optical fiber cables in ducts

A protective caddy for protecting a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through a duct, comprising:

• an elongate body configured to fit in a duct, surround a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable, be inserted through the duct, and maintain a plurality of protective recesses about the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable so as to protect the plurality of termination ends during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through the duct, the duct having an internal diameter less than a maximum width of a multiple fiber connector to be installed on the multiple fiber cable after the multiple fiber cable has been inserted through the duct;
• wherein the elongate body includes a plurality of caddy receptacles, each of the plurality of caddy receptacles being arranged adjacent to one another and configured to grip one of a plurality of fiber subassemblies during assembly, each of the plurality of fiber subassemblies being associated with one of the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable;
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• wherein the elongate body includes at least one weakened portion configured to allow the plurality of caddy receptacles to be selectively separated from the plurality of fiber subassemblies after the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct.

A protective caddy for protecting a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through a duct, comprising:

• an elongate body configured to fit in a duct, surrounding a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable, to be inserted through the duct, and maintaining a plurality of protective recesses about the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable so as to protect the plurality of termination ends during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through the duct, the duct having an internal diameter less than a maximum width of a multiple fiber connector to be installed on the multiple fiber cable after the multiple fiber cable has been inserted through the duct;
• wherein the elongate body includes a plurality of caddy receptacles, each of the plurality of caddy receptacles being arranged adjacent to one another and configured to grip one of a plurality of fiber subassemblies during assembly, each of the plurality of fiber subassemblies being associated with one of the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable and each of the caddy receptacles forming a laterally accessed pocket shaped to fit each of the plurality of fiber subassemblies;
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• wherein the elongate body includes at least one wall portion at a rear of the plurality of receptacles of the protective caddy and at least one weakened portion extending through the at least one wall portion so as to allow the plurality of caddy receptacles to be selectively separated from the plurality of fiber subassemblies when at least one weakened portion is separated from the at least one wall portion.

A protective caddy for protecting a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through a duct, comprising:

• an elongate body configured to fit in a duct, surround a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable, be inserted through the duct, and maintain a plurality of protective recesses about the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable so as to protect the plurality of termination ends during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through the duct, the duct having an internal diameter less than a maximum width of a multiple fiber connector to be installed on the multiple fiber cable after the multiple fiber cable has been inserted through the duct;
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• wherein the elongate body includes a plurality of caddy receptacles, each of the plurality of caddy receptacles being arranged adjacent to one another and configured to grip one of a plurality of fiber subassemblies during assembly, each of the plurality of fiber subassemblies being associated with one of the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable;
• wherein the plurality of fiber subassemblies includes a first fiber subassembly and a second fiber subassembly;
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• wherein the elongate body includes a rear portion having a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a weakened portion extending between the first and second wall portions, a first slot radially extending inwards so as to form a first opening shaped to allow a first optical fiber to extend through the first opening from the multiple fiber cable and to the first fiber subassembly, and a second slot radially extending inwards so as to form a second opening shaped to allow a second optical fiber to extend through the second opening from the multiple fiber cable and to the second fiber subassembly.

A protective caddy for protecting a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through a duct, comprising:

• an elongate body configured to fit in a duct, surround a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable, be inserted through the duct, and maintain a plurality of protective recesses about the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable so as to protect the plurality of termination ends during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through the duct, the duct having an internal diameter less than a maximum width of a multiple fiber connector to be installed on the multiple fiber cable after the multiple fiber cable has been inserted through the duct;
• wherein the elongate body includes a plurality of caddy receptacles, each of the plurality of caddy receptacles being arranged adjacent to one another and configured to grip one of a plurality of fiber subassemblies during assembly, each of the plurality of fiber subassemblies being associated with one of the plurality of termination ends of the multiple fiber cable;
• wherein the plurality of fiber subassemblies includes a first fiber subassembly and a second fiber subassembly;
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• wherein the elongate body includes a rear portion having a wall portion, a weakened portion, and a slot radially extending inwards so as to form an opening shaped to allow an optical fiber to extend through the opening from the multiple fiber cable and to the fiber subassembly.

A protective caddy for protecting a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through a duct, comprising:

• an elongate body configured to fit in a duct having an internal diameter less than a maximum width of a multiple fiber connector to be installed on the multiple fiber cable, the elongate body further configured to surround a first termination end of the multiple fiber cable and a second termination end of the multiple fiber cable, be inserted through the duct, and maintain first and second protective recesses about the first and second termination ends of the multiple fiber cable so as to protect the first and second termination ends when the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct;
• wherein the elongate body forms a first receptacle and a second receptacle, the first receptacle configured to grip a first fiber subassembly associated with the first termination end when the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct, and the second receptacle configured to grip a second fiber subassembly associated with the second termination end when the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct;
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• wherein the elongate body includes a weakened portion configured to allow the elongate body to be separated from the first and second fiber subassemblies after the multiple fiber cable has been inserted through the duct.

A protective caddy for protecting a plurality of termination ends of a multiple fiber cable during insertion of the multiple fiber cable through a duct, comprising:

• an elongate body configured to fit in a duct having an internal diameter less than a maximum width of a multiple fiber connector to be installed on the multiple fiber cable, the elongate body further configured to surround a first termination end of the multiple fiber cable and a second termination end of the multiple fiber cable, be inserted through the duct, and maintain first and second protective recesses about the first and second termination ends of the multiple fiber cable so as to protect the first and second termination ends when the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct;
• wherein the elongate body forms a first receptacle and a second receptacle, the first receptacle configured to grip a first fiber subassembly associated with the first termination end when the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct, and the second receptacle configured to grip a second fiber subassembly associated with the second termination end when the multiple fiber cable is inserted through the duct;
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• wherein the elongate body includes at least one weakened portion configured to allow the first and second receptacles to be selectively separated from the first and second fiber subassemblies after the multiple fiber cable has been inserted through the duct.