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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
Tory A. Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Matthew W. Smith, Lenoir, NC (US);
Wesley Allan Yates, Lenoir, NC (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
Tory A. Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Matthew W. Smith, Lenoir, NC (US);
Wesley Allan Yates, Lenoir, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A ferrule assembly includes a ferrule comprising a ferrule boot insertion end and a ferrule boot. The ferrule boot includes a lower component and an upper component. The lower component of the ferrule boot includes a first grooved surface that includes a plurality of first grooves that are dimensioned to receive a plurality of optical fibers. The upper component includes a second grooved surface that includes a plurality of second grooves that are dimensioned to receive the plurality of optical fibers. In one embodiment, the lower component is coupled to the upper component such that individual ones of the plurality of first grooves are substantially aligned with individual ones of the plurality of second grooves. The lower component and the upper component also define a fiber insertion end and a ferrule insertion end of the ferrule boot. The ferrule insertion end of the ferrule boot is at least partially positioned within the ferrule at the ferrule boot insertion end.