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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:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1996
Wayne L Peterson, Edison, NJ (US);
Ronald D Bechamps, Hightstown, NJ (US);
Antec Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Abstract
Support or frame for supporting one or more interconnections between optical fibers, the support is provided with an indentation for receiving buffer tubes of one of the optical fiber cables providing one of the interconnected optical fibers. An assembly or kit including the foregoing support, one or more fusion splice organizers, one or more bulkhead members for receiving and mounting an optical fiber connector for interconnecting a pair of optical fibers, one or more fasteners for fastening the bulkhead member or members to the support, and one or more fasteners for fastening the support to a support member. Alternative support or frame including a clamp for clamping one or more optical fiber splice trays. An enclosure may be included for being fastened around the support or frames to provide mechanical and environmental protection to the support and the optical fiber interconnections.