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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventor:
Frank A. Harwath, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 77/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4473 (2013.01); B29D 11/00711 (2013.01); B29D 11/00721 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4432 (2013.01); G02B 6/4476 (2013.01); G02B 6/4479 (2013.01); G02B 6/4486 (2013.01); G02B 6/4495 (2013.01); B29D 11/0075 (2013.01); B29K 2023/00 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for protecting spliced optical fibers includes: a fiber optic cable comprising at least one optical fiber and a surrounding jacket; at least one elongate tubular member housing the optical fiber, wherein a gap exists between the elongate tubular member and the jacket such that the optical fiber has an exposed region; and a premold block formed of an ultra-low pressure material, the premold block encasing the exposed region of the optical fiber.