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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard C Nilsson, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel NA Cable Systems, Inc., Claremont, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385136 ; 174 79 ; 2541 / ; 385100 ;
Abstract
A pulling eye assembly for optical fiber cables is formed of a housing having a gripping device for gripping the multiple strength members. The first embodiment uses longitudinally extending cavities which communicate with radially directed threaded set-screw holes for receiving epoxy and/or set-screws. In the second embodiment, a pair of collets are used to grip the strength members. In both cases, a crimping sleeve is attached to an end of the cylindrical housing and being crimpably engageable with an outer surface of an optical fiber cable.