Optical fiber termination apparatus, entry sealing members and methods for using the same
First Claim
1. An optical fiber termination apparatus, comprising:
- a body portion having an optical fiber outlet therein;
a connector receiving portion extending from the body portion and having an outer wall defining an optical fiber connector receiving chamber and having an opening to the connector receiving chamber at an end thereof spaced from the body portion;
an optical connector positioned in the opening, wherein the opening is configured to receive the optical connector therein without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion;
a sealing member positioned between the optical connector and the outer wall of the connector receiving portion to seal a gap therebetween; and
a cover positioned on the optical connector and the connector receiving portion that retains the optical connector in the opening and compresses the sealing member between the outer wall of the connector receiving portion and the optical connector without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion.
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Abstract
An optical fiber termination apparatus includes a body portion having an optical fiber outlet therein and a connector receiving portion extending from the body portion and having an outer wall defining an optical fiber connector receiving chamber and having an opening to the connector receiving chamber at an end thereof spaced from the body portion. An optical connector is positioned in the opening, wherein the opening is configured to receive the optical connector therein without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion. A sealing member is positioned between the optical connector and the outer wall of the connector receiving portion to seal a gap therebetween. A cover is positioned on the optical connector and the connector receiving portion that retains the optical connector in the opening and compresses the sealing member between the outer wall of the connector receiving portion and the optical connector without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion.
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26 Claims
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1. An optical fiber termination apparatus, comprising:
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a body portion having an optical fiber outlet therein;
a connector receiving portion extending from the body portion and having an outer wall defining an optical fiber connector receiving chamber and having an opening to the connector receiving chamber at an end thereof spaced from the body portion;
an optical connector positioned in the opening, wherein the opening is configured to receive the optical connector therein without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion;
a sealing member positioned between the optical connector and the outer wall of the connector receiving portion to seal a gap therebetween; and
a cover positioned on the optical connector and the connector receiving portion that retains the optical connector in the opening and compresses the sealing member between the outer wall of the connector receiving portion and the optical connector without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An entry sealing member for an optical fiber cable, comprising:
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a body portion configured to be sealingly received in an opening to a splice chamber;
a first longitudinally extending opening through the body portion configured to receive an optical fiber from the optical fiber cable; and
a second longitudinally extending opening through the body extending substantially in parallel with the first opening and configured to receive a strength member from the optical fiber cable, the second opening being radially displaced from the first opening a distance selected to separate the strength member from the optical fiber to allow a sealant material to flow therebetween to environmentally seal an inside of the optical fiber cable.
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23. A taut sheath optical fiber termination apparatus, comprising:
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a longitudinally extending taut sheath splice closure having a cross-sectional area selected to accommodate a taut sheath splice to selected ones of a plurality of optical fibers extending therethrough;
a first and second opening on longitudinally displayed ends of the splice closure configured to receive an optical fiber cable extending through the splice closure, the optical fiber cable including the plurality of optical fibers; and
a plurality of connector receiving portions extending from the splice closure, each of the connector receiving portions being configured to receive an optical connector therein;
an optical connector positioned in each of the connector receiving portions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of inserting an optical connector in a connector receiving portion of a housing, comprising:
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attaching an optical fiber in the connector receiving portion to a backside optical connection member of the optical connector;
inserting the optical connector with the optical fiber attached thereto in an optical fiber connector receiving chamber of the connector receiving portion through an opening thereto in an end of the connector receiving portion displaced from the housing, with a sealing member positioned between the optical connector and the connector receiving portion to seal a gap therebetween;
placing a cover on the optical connector and the connector receiving portion to retain the optical connector in the opening and to compress the sealing member without rotating the optical connector relative to the connector receiving portion.
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