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DEVICE FOR FURCATING FIBER OPTIC CABLES

  • US 20080138020A1
  • Filed: 08/14/2007
  • Published: 06/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:

  • a housing having a first end, a second end, and an interior space between the first and second ends, the housing having an opening at the first end and a plurality of channels at the second end;

    a plurality of furcation tubes aligned with corresponding channels;

    a bundled cable having a cable jacket and cable filaments in the cable jacket, one end of the bundled cable extending into the interior space through the opening, wherein the cable filaments include a first portion extending beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space;

    a molding compound around the furcation unit; and

    a plurality of optic fibers in the bundled cable and the housing, wherein individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes, and wherein the optic fibers are movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.

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