Fiber optic cable harness break-out fitting

Details Fiber optic cable harness break-out fitting Fiber optic cable harness break-out fitting

1993-12-21

1995-02-28

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

Accessories

385100, 385136, 385137, 385147, 174 72R, 174 72A, G02B 644, H02G 302

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053945026

ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic cable harness break-out fitting (10) is provided with a pair of support legs (12, 14) for supporting contact with a fiber optic cable harness (42) having a plurality of fiber optic cables (45). A take-off tube (20) is positioned between the support legs (12, 14), and the fitting is positioned on the harness such that fiber optic cables (47) which break-out from the fiber optic cable harness are received through a throat (22) of the take-off tube (20). Support surfaces (37,39) are provided between each of the legs (12,14) and the take-off tube (20), the surfaces having a controlled radius to control the degree of bend in the break-out fibers (47). The legs (12,14) are mounted on the harness (42) using tie down material (53), and the end of the take-off tube is slotted (24) such that the break-out fibers exiting the tube are secured within the tube with tie down material (53), the slots providing the necessary flexibility to allow the take-off tube end to securely grip the break-out fibers. The fitting may be provided in two halves (60,62) for installation in pre-existing fiber optic cable systems and for easy installation in new fiber optic cable systems.

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