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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Michael DE Jong, Colleyville, TX (US);
Paul X. Devereaux, Dallas, TX (US);
Joshua D. Raker, Lewisville, TX (US);
Gerry J. Harvey, Newton, NC (US);
Michael de Jong, Colleyville, TX (US);
Paul X. Devereaux, Dallas, TX (US);
Joshua D. Raker, Lewisville, TX (US);
Gerry J. Harvey, Newton, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Furcation assemblies () for furcating a fiber optic drop cable () are disclosed. An example furcation assembly includes a furcation member () having an elongate furcation body () defining an axial channel () with a front section (). The channel front section is configured to accommodate and be secured to either a buffer tube () of a buffered drop cable or a protective cover () of an unbuffered drop cable. A flexible guide () is secured to the furcation member back end. A flexible protection member () slidably fits within the guide back end and is telescopically adjustable relative thereto. To create a cable assembly () using the furcation assembly, the furcation member is secured to the drop cable so that the optical fiber () carried thereby is passed through the furcation member, through the guide and through the protection member to form an exposed fiber section. The fiber end () of the exposed fiber section is then connectorized with a connector () and the protection member is slid over the exposed fiber portion and is connected to the connector back end (). Furcation assemblies and methods for handling multiple fibers are also disclosed.