Fiber optic cable assembly for interconnecting optical fibers within a receptacle mounted within the wall of an enclosure
DCFirst Claim
1. A fiber optic interconnection apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle mounted at least partially within a wall of an enclosure, said receptacle comprising;
a receptacle body having first and second opposed ends and defining a bore extending lengthwise therebetween, wherein the second end of said receptacle body opens into the enclosure; and
a fiber optic connector disposed at least partially within the bore of said receptacle body, said fiber optic connector being adapted to be mounted on an end portion of a first optical fiber which extends through the second end of said receptacle body and into the enclosure; and
a fiber optic cable assembly for mating with said receptacle, said fiber optic cable assembly comprising;
a housing having first and second opposed ends and defining a bore extending lengthwise therebetween, wherein the second end of said housing is adapted to receive an end portion of a fiber optic cable containing the second optical fiber; and
a fiber optic connector disposed at least partially within the first end of said housing, said fiber optic connector being adapted to be mounted on an end portion of the second optical fiber,wherein the respective fiber optic connectors of said receptacle and said fiber optic cable assembly are disposed in an aligned relationship upon mating of said fiber optic cable assembly with said receptacle such that the second optical fiber of the fiber optic cable is optically interconnected with the first optical fiber which extends into the enclosure.
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Abstract
The fiber optic interconnection apparatus includes a receptacle mounted at least partially within a wall of an enclosure, such as an optical network unit, a network interface device or a splice closure, and a fiber optic cable assembly for mating with the receptacle. By mating the fiber optic cable assembly with the receptacle in a predetermined aligned manner, one or more optical fibers of the fiber optic cable on which the fiber optic cable assembly is mounted can be optically interconnected with respective optical fibers held by the receptacle which extend through the receptacle and into the enclosure. Since the optical fibers which extend through the receptacle and into the enclosure may have been previously terminated, such as during the initial configuration of the enclosure in which the optical fibers are spliced or otherwise connected to other optical fibers or to active equipment within the enclosure, the fiber optic interconnection apparatus permits the optical fibers of the fiber optic cable to be appropriately terminated within the enclosure without requiring the enclosure to be opened. The components within the enclosure are therefore protected from damage which might otherwise result from opening the enclosure to terminate the optical fibers.
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1. A fiber optic interconnection apparatus comprising:
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a receptacle mounted at least partially within a wall of an enclosure, said receptacle comprising; a receptacle body having first and second opposed ends and defining a bore extending lengthwise therebetween, wherein the second end of said receptacle body opens into the enclosure; and a fiber optic connector disposed at least partially within the bore of said receptacle body, said fiber optic connector being adapted to be mounted on an end portion of a first optical fiber which extends through the second end of said receptacle body and into the enclosure; and a fiber optic cable assembly for mating with said receptacle, said fiber optic cable assembly comprising; a housing having first and second opposed ends and defining a bore extending lengthwise therebetween, wherein the second end of said housing is adapted to receive an end portion of a fiber optic cable containing the second optical fiber; and a fiber optic connector disposed at least partially within the first end of said housing, said fiber optic connector being adapted to be mounted on an end portion of the second optical fiber, wherein the respective fiber optic connectors of said receptacle and said fiber optic cable assembly are disposed in an aligned relationship upon mating of said fiber optic cable assembly with said receptacle such that the second optical fiber of the fiber optic cable is optically interconnected with the first optical fiber which extends into the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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