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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1982
Otto I Szentesi, Hickory, NC (US);
Siecor Corporation, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for quickly joining one set of optical fibers to another set followed by permanent repair. The basic apparatus comprises two frames, each having a cross member containing a plurality of spaced apart optical fiber connectors; optical fibers optically connecting one connector in one frame to a corresponding connector in the other frame; at least one means in each frame to anchor a cable to the frame; and a bracket means attached to each frame between that frame's connectors and anchor means. A bare fiber adapter is also disclosed adapted to removably receive an optical fiber coaxially. On one end of the bare fiber adapter is a means affixed thereto for removably securing an optical fiber within the adapter. The repair method of a severed fiber optic cable involves the use of the above described apparatus as follows: Cable ends to be joined are stripped and secured in each frame. Bare fiber adapters are then removably secured to the terminal portions of the optical fibers of both cable ends sought to be optically connected to one another. Thereafter, the bare fiber adapters of one cable end are connected to the connectors of one frame and a like procedure carried out with the bare fiber adapters of the other cable end and frame to restore optical communication. After first routing traffic over other fibers, bare fiber adapters of a given fiber are removed and the fibers optically joined together in a more permanent fashion. When there is not enough slack in the damaged cable to join the fibers directly, a piece of spare cable has to be stripped and adhered to the frames to carry out permanent joining. Subsequently, the bare fiber adapters of the corresponding fiber sought to be permanently connected are removed and the fibers are permanently joined to each other in a predetermined manner.