Optical fiber guide for preventing sharp bends
First Claim
1. A guide for guiding a filamentary transmission medium including at least one optical fiber, said guide having a distal end and a proximal end, and further havinga curvilinear surface having a radius of curvature of approximately one and one-half inches;
- holding means extending from said surface for holding the filamentary medium in proximity to said curvilinear surface; and
mounting means on said proximal end for mounting said guide to a filamentary medium bearing component.
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Abstract
A curved guide for filamentary signal transmission media such as optical fibers has a curved surface with a radius of curvature greater than a critical radius. Fingers extending from the surface are designed to trap and hold fibers in close proximity to the surface, thus preventing too sharp bending of the fiber. At one end of the guide is a mounting member for mounting the guide to any one of a number of different fiber bearing components such as connectors and coupler holding adapter collars.
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Citations
26 Claims
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1. A guide for guiding a filamentary transmission medium including at least one optical fiber, said guide having a distal end and a proximal end, and further having
a curvilinear surface having a radius of curvature of approximately one and one-half inches; -
holding means extending from said surface for holding the filamentary medium in proximity to said curvilinear surface; and mounting means on said proximal end for mounting said guide to a filamentary medium bearing component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An optical fiber guide for preventing sharp bending and kinking of one or more optical fibers, said guide comprising:
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an elongated curved support member having a curvilinear surface, distal and proximal ends and upper and lower edges; a plurality of fiber holders extending from said surface for holding fibers in proximity to said surface, said fiber holders being arranged in spaced pairs arrayed along the length of said curvilinear surface; and mounting means at the proximal end of said support member for mounting said guide to a component adapted to have one or more fibers extending therefrom, said mounting means having a fiber passageway for allowing fibers to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An optical fiber guide for preventing sharp bending and kinking of one or more optical fibers, said guide comprising:
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an elongated curved support member having a curvilinear surface, distal and proximal ends and upper and lower edges, said curvilinear surface having a radius of curvature of approximately one and one-half inches, that is sufficient to prevent signal transmission degradation in the fiber; a plurality of fiber holders extending from said surface for holding fibers in proximity to said surface; and mounting means at the proximal end of said support member for mounting said guide to a component adapted to have one or more fibers extending therefrom, said mounting means having a fiber passageway for allowing fibers to pass therethrough.
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20. An optical fiber guide for preventing sharp bending and kinking of one or more optical fibers, said guide comprising:
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an elongated curved support member having a curvilinear surface, distal and proximal ends and upper and lower edges; an organizing post extending from said upper edge near said distal end of said support member; a plurality of fiber holders extending from said surface for holding fibers in proximity to said surface; and mounting means at the proximal end of said support member for mounting said guide to a component adapted to have one or more fibers extending therefrom, said mounting means having a fiber passageway for allowing fibers to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An optical fiber guide for preventing sharp bending and kinking of one or more optical fibers, said guide comprising:
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an elongated curved support member having a curvilinear surface, distal and proximal ends and upper and lower edges; a plurality of fiber holders extending from said surface for holding fibers in proximity to said surface; and mounting means at the proximal end of said support member for mounting said guide to a component adapted to have one or more fibers extending therefrom, said mounting means having a fiber passageway for allowing fibers to pass therethrough, the component being an adapter collar for mounting on a patch panel, and said mounting means comprising a locking member having means for attaching said locking member to the adapter collar, said locking member having a substantially U-shape with a first pair of arms forming one leg of the U-shape and a second pair of arms forming the other leg of the U-shape, each of the arms having a distal end. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A guide for guiding an optical fiber which terminates in a connector, said guide having a distal end and a proximal end, and further having
a curvilinear surface having a radius of curvature; -
holding means extending from said surface for holding the optical fiber in proximity to said curvilinear surface; and a hollow section at the proximal end of the guide for surrounding the connector in a manner that secures the connector within the hollow section.
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Specification