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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Fabio Abbiati, Milan, IT;
Ian James Griffiths, Milan, IT;
Arnaud Le Dissez, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PRYSMIAN S.P.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4463 (2013.01); G02B 6/4465 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); H02G 1/081 (2013.01); H02G 1/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for installing an optical fiber unit in a protective tube housing a pulling rope includes the steps of: providing a mini tube having a longitudinal opening from end to end; transversally inserting a portion of the pulling rope in the longitudinal opening; contacting the pulling rope and optical fiber unit over a predetermined length; slipping the mini tube over at least a portion of the contacting length of the pulling rope and optical fiber unit; crimping the mini tube around the pulling rope and optical fiber unit; and drawing the optical fiber unit through the protective tube by pulling the pulling rope.