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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1999
Drew A. Demangone, Latrobe, PA (US);
Brian S. Trostle, York Springs, PA (US);
FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system for minimizing a protrusion of a fiber-optic cable from a mounting structure comprises a fiber-optic connector, an adapter for a fiber-optic connector, and a standoff The standoff positions the adapter and the connector at a fixed distance from a front surface of the mounting structure. A fiber-optic cable is routed from the connector through a penetration extending between the front and the rear surfaces of the mounting structure. The standoff has a minimum length that ensures that the connector does not protrude from the rear surface of the mounting structure. This arrangement allows a curvature to be imposed on the cable as it exits the rear surface. By imposing a curvature equal to the minimum bending radius of the cable, and extending this curvature through an arc of 90 degrees, a protrusion of the cable in a direction normal to the rear surface can be limited to the minimum bending radius of the cable.