Pulling grip for pre-connectorized fiber optic cable

Details Pulling grip for pre-connectorized fiber optic cable Pulling grip for pre-connectorized fiber optic cable

1996-11-20

1999-01-26

Cherry, Johnny D.

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Contact lens applicator

2541343FT, 294 8642, 385136, G02B 636, H02G 108

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058630830

ABSTRACT:
The pulling grip includes an elongated, flexible pulling grip housing for use in installing fiber optic cable and, more particularly, for installing a fiber optic cable which contains a number of pre-connectorized optical fibers. The pulling grip housing includes first and second portions which mate to form the pulling grip housing and which open to provide access to an internal cavity for placement of the pre-connectorized optical fibers of the fiber optic cable. The pulling grip housing can secure the connectors within the internal cavity to prevent undesirable tangling of the optical fibers during installation. For example, the pulling grip housing can include an adhesive surface or a number of slots for retaining respective ones of the connectors. The pulling grip is also connected to an end portion of the fiber optic cable and, more particularly, a strength element of the fiber optic cable such that forces imparted during the advancement of the pulling grip housing through a conduit are transferred to the strength element of the fiber optic cable and do not place undesirable strain on the optical fibers. The pulling grip housing therefore protects the optical fibers and the respective connectors from damage during installation while permitting pre-connectorized fiber optic cables to be installed regardless of the leg lengths of the optical fibers.

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