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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2009
Apparatus and method for establishing an optical path spanning a discontinuity in an optical channel
Charles Eugene Morris, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Thomas L. Weaver, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Kirby J. Keller, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Charles Eugene Morris, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Thomas L. Weaver, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Kirby J. Keller, Chesterfield, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for establishing an optical circuit path spanning a discontinuity in an optical channel supported by a first cable oriented about a first axis on a first side of the discontinuity and supported by a second cable section oriented about a second axis on a second side of the discontinuity includes: (a) a first coupling member coupled with the optical channel on the first side; (b) a first supporting member fixed with the first coupling member in an installed orientation in a clamping relation with the first cable section; (c) a second coupling member coupled with the optical channel on the second side; (d) a second supporting member fixed with the second coupling member in an installed orientation clamped with the second cable section; and (e) a connecting member optically coupling the first coupling member with the second coupling member to establish the optical circuit path.