Tyco Electronics Raychem Nv

Peter Bos

Heidi Bleus

Eric Schurmans

Luc Devooght

Jean-Marie E Nolf

Valere Buekers

Dirk Deroost

Christiaan Radelet

Johan Legrand

David Arthur Wittmeier

A connector holder suitable for use in a communications signal distribution system, comprising first and second parts between which an optical connector element may be secured, and which have means for locating the holder in one of a number of different positions and/or orientations on a base or other support of an optical fibre termination unit, whereby to permit a selected one of a number of different connector elements to be held between the two parts of the connector holder, and means for holding the two parts together with a connector element between them.

Optical signal distribution assembly with optical connector holder

A connector holder () suitable for use in a communications signal distribution system, comprising first and second parts between which an optical connector element may be secured, and which have means for locating the holder () in one of a number of different positions and/or orientations on a base or other support of an optical fiber termination unit, whereby to permit a selected one of a number of different connector elements to be held between the two parts of the connector holder, and means for holding the two parts together with a connector element between them.

A closure is provided including a casing part having at least one opening configured to receive an elongate object within the casing part. A sealing chamber defined by the casing part is positioned adjacent the opening so as to receive the elongate object in the sealing chamber and a sealant material is positioned in the sealing chamber. A relatively displaceable wall part of the casing part in provided in various embodiments which communicatively contacts the sealant material and is coupled to another part of the casing part by a flexible hinge part so as to allow movement of the relatively displaceable wall part relative to the other part of the casing. A compression means may be provided for applying a compressive force to the sealant material through the relatively displaceable wall part. In further embodiments a displaceable plunger is provided defining a wall of the sealing chamber and an externally operable shaft threadably engages the plunger so as to displace the plunger to adjust a volume of the sealant chamber.

Closure having an adjustable volume sealant chamber

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Schoonderbuken, Belgium

Peter Bos