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US RE37,028 E1Granted
Cable assembly for use with opto-electronic equipment enclosures
AssigneeSiecor Corporation
InventorsTerry L. Cooke, David H. Mutzabaugh
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Abstract
Light, flexible tubes are placed around optical fibers extending from the end of a cable jacket. A water impervious plug encases the end of the cable jacket and a portion of the flexible tubes. Couplers are attached to the light waveguide terminal ends and the optical couplers and the plug are placed in an opto-electronic equipment closure. The assembly is designed for use with cable television system aerial closures.
Claims17
A cable assembly for use with opto-electronic equipment enclosures, comprising:
- a plurality of light waveguides, each light waveguide including a proximal span in which the light waveguide is loosely held within a tube within a cable having an outer jacket, a distal end to which an optical coupler is affixed, and a mediate span not enclosed by the outer cable jacket therebetween;
- a plurality of flexible tubes, each said flexible tube surrounding a mediate span of one of the said light waveguides;
- and,
- a water-impervious plug of constant outer diameter encasing a portion of the mediate span of the plurality of light waveguides and flexible tubes, the plug extending to and over a portion of the cable jacket;
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- an opto-electronic equipment enclosure having an optical entry port of constant inner diameter greater than the plug outer diameter, the enclosure containing the optical couplers and the plug, and sealed means for attaching the cable to the enclosure.
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A cable assembly comprising:
- a plurality of light waveguides, each light waveguide including a proximal span in which the light waveguide is loosely held within a tube within a cable having an outer jacket, a distal end, and a mediate span not enclosed by the outer cable jacket therebetween;
- a plurality of flexible tubes, each said flexible tube surrounding a mediate span of one of the said light waveguides;
- a water-impervious plug encasing a portion of the mediate span of the plurality of light waveguides and flexible tubes, the plug extending to and over a portion of the cable;
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- an opto-electronic equipment enclosure, wherein the opto-electronic equipment enclosure comprises an optical entry port through which the plug and the distal ends of the plurality of light waveguides is inserted into the opto-electronic equipment enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.