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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Wayne S. Hoofnagle, Kirkland, WA (US);
William H. Burke, Shoreline, WA (US);
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for an optical launch fiber assembly is disclosed which includes a base portion defining an inner cavity and having an interior surface, an outer peripheral wall and an exterior surface, a stationary storage spool fixedly secured to the inner surface of the base portion within the inner cavity, the storage spool having an annular wall forming an inner peripheral channel for supporting a central length of unjacketed optical launch fiber and an outer peripheral channel for supporting two end lengths of jacketed optical launch fiber, and a cover portion having an outer peripheral wall hingedly connected to the outer peripheral wall of the base portion.