METHODS FOR FORMING CONNECTORIZED FIBER OPTIC CABLING
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Abstract
A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.
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23 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly, comprising:
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a fiber optic cable that includes; a plurality of optical fibers not encased in a matrix material coupling the optical fiber together; a plurality of strength yarns; and a cable jacket that surrounds the plurality of strength yarns and the plurality of optical fibers; and a connector assembly mounted on a first end of the fiber optic cable, the connector assembly including; a connector housing that defines a fiber passage and includes a front housing and a rear housing; a multi-fiber ferrule mounted within the connector housing; a spring mounted within the connector housing rearward of the multi-fiber ferrule; and a strain relief boot extending rearwardly from the connector housing, wherein the plurality of optical fibers extend through the strain relief boot, the fiber passage and the spring into the multi-fiber ferrule, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are aligned in a row in the multi-fiber ferrule of the connector assembly, and wherein the plurality of optical fibers have a configuration lacking a matrix material which encases and couples the optical fiber together that extends through at least a portion of the rear housing of the connector housing and also extends through the strain relief boot. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly comprising:
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a fiber optic cable that includes; a plurality optical fibers that are independently moveable relative to each other; a plurality of strength yarns; and a cable jacket that surrounds the plurality of strength yarns and the plurality of optical fibers; and a connector assembly mounted on a first end of the fiber optic cable, the connector assembly including; a connector housing that defines a fiber passage and includes a front housing and a rear housing; a multi-fiber ferrule mounted within the connector housing; a spring mounted within the connector housing rearward of the multi-fiber ferrule; and a strain relief boot extending rearwardly from the connector housing, wherein the plurality of optical fibers extend through the strain relief boot, the fiber passage and the spring into the multi-fiber ferrule, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are aligned in a row in the multi-fiber ferrule of the connector assembly, and wherein the plurality of optical fibers have an independently moveable configuration that extends through at least a portion of the rear housing of the connector housing and also extends through the strain relief boot. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification