Fiber optic cable guide boot
First Claim
1. A two-piece boot assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, said boot assembly comprising:
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a first end for receiving the fiber optic cable;
a termination port at an end opposite the first end, from which the fiber optic cable extends, and a body disposed between the first end and the termination port and defining an inner passageway for the fiber optic cable; and
a termination plug having a first end for receiving the fiber optic cable and a second end, the termination plug restraining the fiber optic cable from twisting and rotating in relation thereto.
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector for a fiber optic ribbon cable includes a guide boot and a termination plug. The guide boot comprises an outer sleeve or body that defines an inner passageway, and a first end for receiving the cable and a termination port. The body has an inner passageway for guiding, bending, and/or twisting the cable and is angled at a desired angle. The inner passageway is preferably tapered or otherwise spiraled to control the location and amount of circumferential rotation (twisting) of the cable. Alternately, the cable can be inserted into and through the guide boot without any twisting, and then twisted or otherwise rotated when the guide boot is connected with the termination plug. Locking tabs are preferably provided in an end of the termination plug to engage the termination port, thereby holding the guide boot in connection with the termination plug.
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24 Claims
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1. A two-piece boot assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, said boot assembly comprising:
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a guide boot comprising;
a first end for receiving the fiber optic cable;
a termination port at an end opposite the first end, from which the fiber optic cable extends, and a body disposed between the first end and the termination port and defining an inner passageway for the fiber optic cable; and
a termination plug having a first end for receiving the fiber optic cable and a second end, the termination plug restraining the fiber optic cable from twisting and rotating in relation thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
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a connector;
a fiber optic cable terminating at said connector; and
a boot assembly for controlling said cable upon exiting from said connector, said boot assembly comprising;
a termination plug adjacent said connector for receiving the fiber optic cable and restraining the fiber optic cable from twisting and rotating in relation thereto; and
a guide boot mateable with said termination plug, said guide boot including;
a first end opposite said termination plug for receiving said fiber optic cable;
a termination portion adjacent said termination plug and from which said cable extends; and
a body disposed between said first end and said termination portion and defining an inner passageway for said cable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of inserting a fiber optic cable into a connector comprising a guide boot having a first end and a termination port, and a termination plug having a first end and a second end, comprising:
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inserting the fiber optic cable into the first end of the guide boot, through an inner passageway of the guide boot, and out the termination port;
inserting the end of the fiber optic cable received from the termination port into the first end of the termination plug;
rotating said guide boot in relation to the termination plug so that the end of the fiber optic cable rotates and twists in relation to a portion of the fiber optic cable positioned within the guide boot; and
engaging the guide boot and the termination plug.
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Specification