Fiber optic cable bend radius control

Details Fiber optic cable bend radius control Fiber optic cable bend radius control

1999-02-26

2000-03-28

Bovernick, Rodney

Optical waveguides

Accessories

385135, G02B 600

Patent

active

060441941

ABSTRACT:
A cable bend radius control attachment is used in combination with a cable-routing, vertical, slotted channel member defined by walls and including a plurality of longitudinally spaced cable slots. The cable slots are adapted for receiving and distributing optical fiber cable into and out of the vertical channel member. The attachment includes a generally U-shaped flange having an inner edge portion secured to a mouth of the cable slot and an opposing outer edge portion spaced from the mouth of the cable slot. The flange has a generally convex, arcuate surface between its inner and outer edge portions for extending outwardly from the channel member at a mouth of the cable slot. The flange defines a predetermined minimum bend radius for cable entering or exiting the channel member through the cable slot. The flange includes a base and opposing resilient sides integrally-formed with the base. The opposing sides are flexible inwardly to insert the inner edge portion of the flange into the mouth of the cable slot, and recovering to hold the flange in position at the mouth of the cable slot.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2258745 (1941-11-01), Dewey et al.
patent: 4157799 (1979-06-01), Simon
patent: 4717231 (1988-01-01), Dewez et al.
patent: 4835921 (1989-06-01), Baggett, Jr. et al.
patent: 5065556 (1991-11-01), DeLong et al.
patent: 5067784 (1991-11-01), Debortoli et al.
patent: 5079389 (1992-01-01), Nelson
patent: 5100221 (1992-03-01), Carney et al.
patent: 5119459 (1992-06-01), Meyerhoefer et al.
patent: 5241617 (1993-08-01), Peacock et al.
patent: 5280138 (1994-01-01), Preston et al.
patent: 5287428 (1994-02-01), Shibata
patent: 5335349 (1994-08-01), Kutsch et al.
patent: 5339379 (1994-08-01), Kutsch et al.
patent: 5353367 (1994-10-01), Czosnowski et al.
patent: 5394502 (1995-02-01), Caron
patent: 5469893 (1995-11-01), Caveney et al.
patent: 5488198 (1996-01-01), Preston et al.
patent: 5640482 (1997-06-01), Barry et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Fiber optic cable bend radius control 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 bend radius control, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Fiber optic cable bend radius control will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1333218