Guide sleeve for fiber optic cable

Details Guide sleeve for fiber optic cable Guide sleeve for fiber optic cable

1995-07-14

1997-06-17

Palmer, Phan T. H.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

385 76, 385 87, G02B 644

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056404760

ABSTRACT:
A guide sleeve is provided for guiding a portion of a fiber optic cable through a turn and insuring that the turn radius of such portion of the cable does not decrease below the minimum bend radius of the cable. The guide comprises a curved sleeve that has a radius of curvature not less than the minimum bend radius of the fiber optic cable. The sleeve has an interior surface that defines a passageway, and the sleeve defines a slot that communicates with the passageway and extends the entire length of the sleeve such that the sleeve has an open cross-section along the entire length of the sleeve. The slot is configured to allow insertion of a length of a cable through the slot and into the passageway. The slot allows the guide to be removably installed on a cable that already has connectors and boots installed on each end of the cable without affecting the integrity of the connector/boot connection.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5347603 (1994-09-01), Belenkiy et al.
patent: 5461690 (1995-10-01), Lampert

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