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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
David Wittmeier, Greer, SC (US);
Louis Guzzo, Inman, SC (US);
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A furcation assembly includes a body defining a furcation block receiving portion and a cable receiving portion. The furcation assembly further includes a furcation block positioned within the furcation block receiving portion, and a cable retainer disposed within the cable receiving portion. The furcation assembly further includes a housing receivable around the body such that the furcation block and cable retainer are disposed within the housing. In some embodiments, the cable retainer includes a crimp wing crimpable into contact with the multiple fiber cable to retain the multiple fiber cable, the crimp wing including a burr. In some embodiments, the body including a longitudinally extending rail, the housing defines an interior and a longitudinally extending slot, and the rail extends into the slot when the housing is received around the body.