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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9618720 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2013

Flexible extruded cable molding system, methods, and tools

Applicant:

Adc Telecommunications, Inc., Berwyn, PA (US);

Inventors:

Derek Sayres, Lonsdale, MN (US);

Thomas Marcouiller, Shakopee, MN (US);

Thomas G. LeBlanc, Westminster, MA (US);

Wayne M. Kachmar, North Bennington, VT (US);

Ronald J. Kleckowski, Manchester Center, VT (US);

Assignee:

CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);

Attorney:

Merchant & Gould P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Alex Efta

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/50 (2006.01); B65H 75/40 (2006.01); B65H 75/14 (2006.01); H02G 1/06 (2006.01); H02G 11/02 (2006.01); B65H 75/38 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/46 (2006.01); B65H 75/22 (2006.01); H02G 3/34 (2006.01); H02G 3/32 (2006.01); B29C 47/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/50 (2013.01); B29C 47/003 (2013.01); B29C 47/0023 (2013.01); B65H 75/14 (2013.01); B65H 75/38 (2013.01); B65H 75/40 (2013.01); G02B 6/4446 (2013.01); G02B 6/4459 (2013.01); G02B 6/46 (2013.01); H02G 1/06 (2013.01); H02G 3/0481 (2013.01); H02G 11/02 (2013.01); B29C 47/34 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0018 (2013.01); B65H 75/22 (2013.01); H02G 3/32 (2013.01); H02G 3/34 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1002 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01);
Abstract

A molding system includes a flexible cable carrier body that defines a sealing opening that provides access to an interior channel. A continuous length of the flexible cable carrier body is wrapped about a spool for storage and for ease of dispensing at a work site. The continuous length of the cable carrier body is cut to desired custom lengths during installation at the work site. An insertion tool having a plow and feeder channel can facilitate payoff of the fiber/cable into the cable carrier body.

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