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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
David James Lane, Chesnee, SC (US);
Shirley Ball, Greer, SC (US);
Wilfred Courchaine, Moore, SC (US);
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic transition assembly includes a drop cable including a plurality of optical fibers and an outer jacket. The assembly further includes a plurality of furcation cables, each of the plurality of furcation cables surrounding an extended portion of one of the plurality of optical fibers. The assembly further includes a plurality of biasing members, each of the plurality of biasing members surrounding a first end portion of each of the plurality of furcation cables. The assembly further includes a transition member defining an interior, wherein a second end of the outer jacket and first ends of each of the plurality of furcation cables are disposed within the interior, each of the plurality of biasing members is at least partially disposed within the interior, and the plurality of optical fibers extend from the outer jacket to the furcation cables within the interior.