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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pirelli General PLC, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an assembly for use in connecting optical fibers. The assembly may comprise a plurality of housings for housing connections between optical fibers and a guide arrangement for guiding optical fibres into the housings. The guide arrangement may comprise a plurality of guide devices each having one inlet port for the passage of optical fibres into the guide arrangement and one outlet port for guiding optical fibers into the housing. The guide arrangement may also include one further inlet port for receiving optical fibres from another guide device and one further outlet port for guiding optical fibres to another guide device.