Telecommunications connection device

• US 10,495,837 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2018
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kowalczyk, Scott C., Zimmel, Steven C., Brandt, James J., Bran De Leon, Oscar Fernando, Gronvall, Erik J., Smith, Trevor D., Lu, Yu, Anderson, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rahll, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US16/193,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20190154940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3849 using mechanical protective elements, e.g. caps, hoods, sealing membranes G02B6/3816 takes precedence; provisionally see H01R13/44
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3885 Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type optical ribbon cable G02B6/4403, G02B6/448
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3894 Screw-lock type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4285 Optical modules characterised by a connectorised pigtail
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4429 Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4471 Terminating devices demountable connectors G02B6/3807; Cable clamps
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44715 Fan-out devices
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4472 Manifolds
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/545 Pulling eyes G02B6/475 takes precedence

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications connection device. The device including a housing, a plurality of single-fiber connectorized pigtails that extend outwardly from the housing and a multi-fiber connectorized pigtail that extends outwardly from the housing. The multi-fiber connectorized pigtail can be optically coupled with the single fiber connectorized pigtails. The device can include optical fibers routed from the multi-fiber connectorized pigtail through the housing to the single-fiber connectorized pigtails. The single-fiber connectorized pigtails can be more flexible than the multi-fiber connectorized pigtail.

Claims

1. A telecommunications connection device comprising:

a first ruggedized connector;

a first cable including at least one optical fiber, the first cable being terminated by the first ruggedized connector;

a plurality of second ruggedized connectors, the second ruggedized connectors being multi-fiber connectors;

a plurality of second cables, each second multi-fiber cable including at least two optical fibers, each of the second cables being terminated by one of the second ruggedized connectors;

a transition between the first cable and the second cables; and

a breakout housing surrounding the transition, the breakout housing having a flexible construction.

2. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein each second cable is a two-fiber cable.

3. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein each second ruggedized connector has two ferrules.

4. The telecommunications connection device of claim 3, wherein each second ruggedized connector includes an ODC connector.

5. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein each second ruggedized connector includes a coupling element including a threaded coupler or a bayonet-style coupler.

6. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein each second cable includes cable strength members.

7. The telecommunications connection device of claim 6, wherein the cable strength members include Aramid yarn.

8. The telecommunications connection device of claim 6, wherein the cable strength members are anchored to the breakout housing.

9. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein the first cable includes a strength element.

10. The telecommunications connection device of claim 9, wherein the strength element provides both tensile and compressive reinforcement.

11. The telecommunications connection device of claim 9, wherein the strength element is anchored to the breakout housing.

12. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein the second cables are more flexible than the first cable.

13. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein the first ruggedized connector is a multi-fiber connector and the first cable is a multi-fiber cable.

14. The telecommunications connection device of claim 13, wherein each second cable includes fewer optical fibers than the first cable.

15. The telecommunications connection device of claim 13, wherein the first cable includes twelve optical fibers.

16. The telecommunications connection device of claim 15, wherein the first cable includes a twelve optical fiber ribbon.

17. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein the transition includes a mass fusion splice.

18. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein the first cable includes two optical fibers.

19. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein the second cables are a same length.

20. The telecommunications connection device of claim 1, wherein each of the second cables is longer than the first cable.