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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
David L. Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Tory A. Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Clyde B. Mabry, Iii, Salisbury, NC (US);
Daniel S. Mcgranahan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jeffrey M. Walters, Lexington, NC (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
David L. Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Tory A. Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Clyde B. Mabry, III, Salisbury, NC (US);
Daniel S. McGranahan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jeffrey M. Walters, Lexington, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable assembly including a fiber optic cable and a furcation body is disclosed. An attachment feature can be provided to mount the furcation body to a mounting surface of fiber optic equipment for securing a portion of the fiber optic cable assembly to the fiber optic equipment. The attachment feature may include an integrated anti-rotation feature to inhibit rotation of the furcation body with respect to a mounting surface. The anti-rotation feature is provided by one or more generally planar surfaces of the furcation body for abutting with at least one complementary planar mounting surface.