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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Joseph T. Cody, Hickory, NC (US);
Angelo M. Fanzo, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Radawan Hall, Granite Falls, NC (US);
James P. Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Joseph T. Cody, Hickory, NC (US);
Angelo M. Fanzo, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Radawan Hall, Granite Falls, NC (US);
James P. Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having an optical ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and at least one ERL insert assembly, which can include for example at least one resilient plug for holding one or more optical ribbons of the fiber optic cable at, or near, the network access location to inhibit optical ribbon stack movement and torque, for example, translation and/or rotation at the network access point. Also disclosed is a method for inhibiting optical fiber movement or torque, translation and/or rotation at a predetermined position within a fiber optic cable.