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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Guyton P. Swindell, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Douglas M. Duke, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Mark A. Boxer, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Inventors:
Guyton P. Swindell, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Douglas M. Duke, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Mark A. Boxer, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for splicing a fiber optic cable comprises a clamp for clamping a first portion of a first fiber optic cable, a bail for connecting the clamp to a support structure, a splice closure for splicing a second portion of the first fiber optic cable to a second fiber optic cable, and means for connecting the splice closure to the bail. A method of splicing a fiber optic cable, using the apparatus is also included.