hauling shroud for hauling fibre optic cable along a conduit
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Abstract
A hauling shroud, a cable termination and methods of hauling a fibre optic cable with a pre-connected optic termination along a conduit. The hauling shroud protects the optic termination when being hauled along the conduit. The hauling shroud includes a first housing member and a second housing member such that the first housing member and the second housing member can be joined together to enclose the optic termination. At least one anchoring member is used, for example, connecting pins, such that at least one strengthening element of the fibre optic cable engages with the anchoring member inside an internal cavity formed within the hauling shroud. Alternatively, at least two strengthening elements of the fibre optic cable are attached together to form a loop which engages with the at least one anchoring member, e.g., the connecting pins. This prevents any hauling forces from being applied to the optic termination.
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100 Claims
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51. A hauling shroud for hauling a fibre optic cable along a conduit, comprising:
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a longitudinally split, closable housing body having an internal cavity and a grasping element for pulling the fibre optic cable along said conduit; and at least one anchoring member suitable for engaging with at least one strengthening element of the fibre optic cable, wherein; said internal cavity comprises a seat for housing an optic termination, and said anchoring member is located within said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A cable termination for hauling a fibre optic cable along a conduit, comprising:
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at least one optic termination connected to a fibre optic cable, and a hauling shroud for hauling the fibre optic cable along a conduit, the hauling shroud comprising a longitudinally split, closable housing body provided with a grasping element for pulling the fibre optic cable along said conduit, the housing body defining an internal cavity which comprises a seat for housing the optic termination and which locates at least one anchoring member suitable for engaging with at least one strengthening element of the fibre optic cable. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A method of hauling a pre-connectorized fibre optic cable along a conduit, comprising the steps of:
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providing a fibre optic cable with at least one optic termination; positioning the optic termination into a seat formed within a housing body of a hauling shroud; and securing at least one strengthening element of the fibre optic cable within the housing body. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. A method of hauling a fibre optic cable along a conduit, comprising the steps of:
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coupling together at least two strengthening elements of the fibre optic cable so as to form a loop, and engaging said loop with at least one anchoring member provided within a hauling shroud suitable for hauling the fibre optic cable along said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100)
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