TRACEABLE CABLE SYSTEM, TRACEABLE CABLE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A traceable cable assembly, comprising:
- a traceable cable, comprising;
at least one data transmission element,a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, anda tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the traceable cable; and
a connector provided at each end of the traceable cable, each connector comprising;
a connector housing having opposed first and second ends the second end being coupled to the traceable cable; and
a diffuser supported by the connector housing, wherein the connector housing is configured to receive tracer light from the tracing optical fiber and allow the tracer light to leave the connector housing, and further wherein the diffuser is configured to diffuse the tracer light leaving the connector housing, wherein the diffuser is fixed to the connector housing and configured to permit tracer light to be delivered into the connector to the tracing optical fiber.
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Abstract
A traceable cable assembly includes a traceable cable having at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the traceable cable. The traceable cable assembly also includes a connector provided at each end of the traceable cable. Each connector has a connector housing having opposed first and second ends, the second end being coupled to the traceable cable, and a diffuser supported by the connector housing. The connector housing is configured to receive tracer light from the tracing optical fiber and allow the tracer light to leave the connector housing. The diffuser is also configured to diffuse the tracer light leaving the connector housing.
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23 Claims
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1. A traceable cable assembly, comprising:
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a traceable cable, comprising; at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the traceable cable; and a connector provided at each end of the traceable cable, each connector comprising; a connector housing having opposed first and second ends the second end being coupled to the traceable cable; and a diffuser supported by the connector housing, wherein the connector housing is configured to receive tracer light from the tracing optical fiber and allow the tracer light to leave the connector housing, and further wherein the diffuser is configured to diffuse the tracer light leaving the connector housing, wherein the diffuser is fixed to the connector housing and configured to permit tracer light to be delivered into the connector to the tracing optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. (canceled)
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10. A traceable cable system, comprising:
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a traceable cable, comprising; at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the traceable cable; a connector provided at each end of the traceable cable, each connector comprising; a connector housing having opposed first and second ends, the second end being coupled to the traceable cable, and a diffuser supported by the connector housing; and a launch tool, comprising; a light source configured to produce tracer light, and a waveguide having opposite receiving and emissions ends, wherein the receiving end is in optical communication with the light source, wherein; the launch tool is configured to at least indirectly provide tracer light to the tracing optical fiber proximate one end of the traceable cable; the connector housing coupled to an opposite end of the traceable cable is configured to receive the tracer light from the tracing optical fiber and allow the tracer light to leave the connector housing; and the diffuser is configured to diffuse the tracer light leaving the connector housing such that the tracer light is visible proximate the opposite end of the traceable cable, wherein the diffuser is fixed to the connector housing such that the diffuser permits tracer light to be delivered into the connector to the tracing optical fiber from the launch tool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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11. (canceled)
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23. A traceable cable assembly, comprising:
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a traceable cable, comprising; at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the traceable cable; and a connector provided at each end of the traceable cable, each connector comprising; a connector housing having opposed first and second ends, the second end being coupled to the traceable cable, and a diffuser supported by the connector housing; and wherein; the connector housing includes a path that directs the tracer optical fiber from the traceable cable to the diffuser; the tracing optical fiber is looped one or more times in the path of the connector housing; and the diffuser is configured to receive tracer light from the tracing optical fiber and diffuse the tracer light such that the tracer light is visible proximate the connector that includes the diffuser, wherein the diffuser is fixed to the connector housing and configured to permit tracer light to be delivered into the connector to the tracing optical fiber.
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