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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Daniel Lee Stephenson, Lilburn, GA (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber buildout system including a base, a cap, an attenuator element, and a ferrule sleeve. The base has side flanges and upper and lower panel flanges that extend therefrom which add strength to the buildout. The cap includes a sleeve housing that extends both outwardly and inwardly from the front side of the cap. The sleeve housing has front and rear ends and a passage that extends therebetween. Extending outwardly from the top and bottom sides of the cap are upper and lower latch tabs that are adapted to engage the base to releasably connect the cap to the base. Typically, an attenuator element is used with the system to attenuate the signal being transmitted through the buildout. The attenuator element is slidably mounted in a ferrule sleeve that is inserted into the sleeve housing.