Optical waveguides – Accessories – Bushing structure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2006-12-05
Healy, Brian (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
Accessories
Bushing structure
C385S053000, C385S139000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07146090
ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic cable has a plug assembly that may be positioned and secured at any desired location along the length of the cable to engage a receptacle disposed within a connector port provided in a wall of a connection terminal. The plug assembly includes a shroud, a coupling nut, a heat shrink tube for sealing the cable and a boot for providing bending strain relief. At least a portion of the cable passes through the connector port for interconnection with optical fibers of a distribution cable or optical equipment. A method for routing a fiber optic cable into a connection terminal includes using a connector port provided in a wall of the terminal, determining a desired length of the cable, positioning and securing a plug assembly at a desired location along the length of the cable, and mating the plug assembly with a receptacle disposed within the connector port.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4699456 (1987-10-01), Mackenzie
patent: 4705352 (1987-11-01), Margolin et al.
patent: 4729628 (1988-03-01), Kraft et al.
patent: 5042901 (1991-08-01), Merriken et al.
patent: 5199095 (1993-03-01), Iapicco
patent: 5283849 (1994-02-01), Cooke et al.
patent: 5283853 (1994-02-01), Szegda
patent: 5371821 (1994-12-01), Szegda
patent: 5425121 (1995-06-01), Cooke et al.
patent: 5692090 (1997-11-01), Szegda
patent: 5745633 (1998-04-01), Giebel et al.
patent: 5778122 (1998-07-01), Giebel et al.
patent: 5892870 (1999-04-01), Fingler et al.
patent: RE36592 (2000-02-01), Giebel et al.
patent: RE37028 (2001-01-01), Cooke et al.
patent: 6178283 (2001-01-01), Weigel
patent: 6222977 (2001-04-01), Kawada et al.
patent: 6234683 (2001-05-01), Waldron et al.
patent: 6501888 (2002-12-01), Gimblet et al.
patent: 6542674 (2003-04-01), Gimblet
patent: 6579014 (2003-06-01), Melton et al.
patent: 6648520 (2003-11-01), McDonald et al.
patent: 6754430 (2004-06-01), Kuehne
patent: 2002/0067894 (2002-06-01), Scanzillo
Castonguay Guy
Tran Hieu V.
Vo Chanh C.
Bernard Jeffrey S.
Corning Cable Systems LLC
Dupuis Derek L.
Healy Brian
LandOfFree
Fiber optic cable and plug assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Fiber optic cable and plug assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Fiber optic cable and plug assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3663190