ARRAY CABLE ASSEMBLIES
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
- an array cable having a plurality of electrical conductors and a plurality of optical conductors, the array cable having a tap point;
at least one radius guide at the tap point, the at least one radius guide having surface arranged to accommodate at least one optical fiber wrapped at least partially therearound;
at least one optical connection at the tap point;
at least one electrical connection at the tap point; and
an enclosure at least partially surrounding the tap point.
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Abstract
An array cable includes radius guides at a tap point of the cable to take up slack for loose fibers at the tap point. The tap point is enclosed in a flexible enclosure that allows the assembly to be pulled through constricted space such as air handling spaces.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
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an array cable having a plurality of electrical conductors and a plurality of optical conductors, the array cable having a tap point; at least one radius guide at the tap point, the at least one radius guide having surface arranged to accommodate at least one optical fiber wrapped at least partially therearound; at least one optical connection at the tap point; at least one electrical connection at the tap point; and an enclosure at least partially surrounding the tap point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of connecting a remote device to an array cable assembly, the method comprising:
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providing an array cable assembly comprising;
an array cable having a plurality of electrical conductors and a plurality of optical conductors, the array cable having a tap point;
at least one radius guide at the tap point;
at least one optical connection at the tap point; and
at least one electrical connection at the tap point;looping at least one remote device optical conductor that is in optical communication with the remote device around the at least one radius guide; translating the radius guide to take up slack in the at least one remote device optical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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