TRACEABLE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH FIBER GUIDE AND TRACING OPTICAL FIBERS FOR CARRYING LIGHT RECEIVED FROM A LIGHT LAUNCH DEVICE
First Claim
1. A cable tracing system, comprising:
- a fiber optic connector comprising;
a housing defining an interior and comprising a connector fiber guide, the connector fiber guide comprising a planar surface, a launch opening defined in the planar surface, and at least one alignment surface proximate the planar surface;
at least one data transmission element, at least a portion of the at least one data transmission element positioned within the interior of the housing for direction of an optical data signal;
a first launch end of a first tracing optical fiber positioned within the launch opening of the housing and accessible from an exterior of the housing for receiving a first optical tracing signal from a launch optical fiber to direct the first optical tracing signal to a first emission end of the first tracing optical fiber; and
a second emission end of a second tracing optical fiber positioned within the housing;
the at least one alignment surface configured to axially align the launch optical fiber with the first launch end of the first tracing optical fiber.
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Abstract
A traceable fiber optic cable assembly with a fiber guide and tracing optical fibers for carrying light received from a light launch device is disclosed herein. The traceable fiber optic cable assembly and light launch device provide easy tracing of the traceable fiber optic cable assembly using fiber optic tracing signals. Further, the launch connector is easily attached to and removed from the fiber optic connector with repeatable and reliable alignment of optic fibers, even when the fiber optic connector is mechanically and/or optically engaged with a network component. The fiber optic connectors are configured to efficiently illuminate an exterior of the connector for effective visibility for a user to quickly locate the fiber optic connector.
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40 Claims
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1. A cable tracing system, comprising:
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a fiber optic connector comprising; a housing defining an interior and comprising a connector fiber guide, the connector fiber guide comprising a planar surface, a launch opening defined in the planar surface, and at least one alignment surface proximate the planar surface; at least one data transmission element, at least a portion of the at least one data transmission element positioned within the interior of the housing for direction of an optical data signal; a first launch end of a first tracing optical fiber positioned within the launch opening of the housing and accessible from an exterior of the housing for receiving a first optical tracing signal from a launch optical fiber to direct the first optical tracing signal to a first emission end of the first tracing optical fiber; and a second emission end of a second tracing optical fiber positioned within the housing; the at least one alignment surface configured to axially align the launch optical fiber with the first launch end of the first tracing optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cable tracing system, comprising:
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a traceable fiber optic cable assembly, comprising; a traceable fiber optic cable, comprising; at least one data transmission element for communication of an optical data signal; a first tracing optical fiber comprising a first launch end and a first emission end; and a second tracing optical fiber comprising a second launch end and a second emission end; a first fiber optic connector at a first end of the traceable fiber optic cable, the first fiber optic connector comprising a first housing defining a first interior and comprising a first connector fiber guide, the first connector fiber guide comprising a first planar surface, a first launch opening defined in the first planar surface, and at least one first alignment surface proximate the first planar surface; and a second fiber optic connector at a second end of the traceable fiber optic cable, the second fiber optic connector comprising a second housing defining a second interior and comprising a second connector fiber guide, the second connector fiber guide comprising a second planar surface, a second launch opening defined in the second planar surface, and at least one second alignment surface proximate the first planar surface; the first launch end of the first tracing optical fiber positioned within the first launch opening of the first housing of the first fiber optic connector and the first emission end of the first tracing optical fiber is positioned within the second housing of the second fiber optic connector; the second launch end of the second tracing optical fiber positioned within the second launch opening of the second housing of the second fiber optic connector and the second emission end of the second tracing optical fiber is positioned within the first housing of the first fiber optic connector; the first launch end accessible from an exterior of the second housing for receiving a first optical tracing signal from a launch optical fiber for direction of the first optical tracing signal to the first emission end of the first tracing optical fiber; the second launch end accessible from an exterior of the first housing for receiving a second optical tracing signal from the launch optical fiber for direction of the second optical tracing signal to the second emission end of the second tracing optical fiber; at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the first planar surface not enclosed by the at least one first alignment surface to provide cleaving access to the first launch end of the first tracing optical fiber; at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the second planar surface not enclosed by the at least one second alignment surface to provide cleaving access to the second launch end of the second tracing optical fiber; the at least one first alignment surface configured to axially align the launch optical fiber with the first launch end of the first tracing optical fiber; and the at least one second alignment surface configured to axially align the launch optical fiber with the second launch end of the second tracing optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A cable tracing system, comprising:
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a fiber optic connector comprising; a housing defining an interior and comprising a connector fiber guide, the connector fiber guide comprising an opening and at least one alignment surface proximate the opening; at least one data transmission element, wherein at least a portion of the at least one data transmission element is positioned within the interior of the housing for direction of an optical data signal; and a first end of a tracing optical fiber positioned within the opening of the housing and accessible from an exterior of the housing, the first end configured to receive a first optical tracing signal from a launch optical fiber to direct the first optical tracing signal to a second end of the tracing optical fiber; and the at least one alignment surface configured to axially align the launch optical fiber with the first end of the tracing optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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