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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
General Cable Technologies Corporation, Highland Heights, KY (US);
Michael J. Burke, Marshfield, MA (US);
Hart A. Vandermeer, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Michael R. Rainville, Bow, NH (US);
General Cable Technologies Corporation, Highland Heights, KY (US);
Abstract
An inlet guide for facilitating distribution of optical fibers into at least one duct is provided. The inlet guide includes a first portion, a second portion, a first end, a second end, a head, and a main body. The first portion includes a first opposing surface. The second portion includes a second opposing surface and is separable from the first portion. The head is disposed at the first end and comprises an outlet port. The main body is disposed at the second end. The first portion and the second portion cooperate to define a plurality of passageways for the optical fibers. The plurality of passageways extends between the first end and the second end.