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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventor:
Laurence R. McColloch, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2013.01); G02B 6/4246 (2013.01); G02B 6/4261 (2013.01); G02B 6/4269 (2013.01); G02B 6/4292 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01);
Abstract
A strain relief device and method are provided for use with an optical fiber cable of an optical communications system. The strain relief device comprises a plurality of metal wires, or rods, grouped into a bundle of parallel metal wires and a clamping mechanism for clamping first and second ends of the metal wires to an optical fiber cable. The clamped bundle of metal wires forms a spring having a spring constant that provides it with a desired stiffness and a desired flexibility.