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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2003
Bassel H. Daoud, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Fitel USA Corp., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
Optical ribbon cable fan-out device includes a top cover portion, a fan-out portion and a bottom portion formed as a unitary body. The fan-out portion has an array of guides housing individual fibers of the optical ribbon cable. The top cover portion and bottom cover portion are connected respectively to the fan-out portion by first and second hinges. The top cover portion and the bottom cover portion each have a plate projecting respectively therefrom to secure a ribbon cable in an axis extending longitudinally through the fan-out apparatus. The fan-out portion is so configured that a first portion of the arrayed guides is co-linear with the axis, a second portion of the arrayed guides is above the axis and a third of the arrayed guides is below the axis. The fan-out apparatus defines pathways for individual optical fibers having a bend radius of at least approximately 1.5 inches.