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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Willem Griffioen, Ter Aar, NL;
Pieter Lock, The Hague, NL;
Inventors:
Willem Griffioen, Ter Aar, NL;
Pieter Lock, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
Draka Comteq, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a modified pre-ferrulized cable assembly that facilitates installation of an optical fiber communication cable through narrow cable guides having sharp bends. The pre-ferrulized cable assembly includes a communication cable having a free, front end, a semi-finished communication connector, and a suction plug. The invention further relates to efficient methods for installing the modified pre-ferrulized cable assembly through a cable guide.