Device for furcating fiber optic cables
First Claim
1. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
- a furcation unit including a housing having a first end, a second end, and an interior space between the first and second ends, the housing having an opening at the first end and a plurality of channels at the second end;
a plurality of furcation tubes aligned with corresponding channels;
a bundled cable having a cable jacket and cable filaments in the cable jacket, one end of the bundled cable extending into the interior space through the opening, wherein the cable filaments include a first portion extending beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space;
a molding compound around the furcation unit; and
a plurality of optic fibers in the bundled cable and the housing, wherein individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes, and wherein the optic fibers are movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a bundled cable. The housing has an opening at a first end and a plurality of channels at a second end. The furcation tubes are aligned with corresponding channels. One end of the bundled cable extends into an interior space of the housing through the opening. The bundled cable has a cable jacket and cable filaments. A first portion of the cable filaments extends beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space. A plurality of optic fibers is disposed in the bundled cable and the housing, and a molding compound is disposed around the furcation unit. Individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes and movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.
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39 Claims
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
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a furcation unit including a housing having a first end, a second end, and an interior space between the first and second ends, the housing having an opening at the first end and a plurality of channels at the second end; a plurality of furcation tubes aligned with corresponding channels; a bundled cable having a cable jacket and cable filaments in the cable jacket, one end of the bundled cable extending into the interior space through the opening, wherein the cable filaments include a first portion extending beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space; a molding compound around the furcation unit; and a plurality of optic fibers in the bundled cable and the housing, wherein individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes, and wherein the optic fibers are movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
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a furcation unit having a head with a plurality of channels, a base having an opening and an anchor, and a cover coupled to the base and the head to define an interior space; a bundled cable having a cable jacket and cable filaments inside the cable jacket, a portion of the cable filaments extending beyond the cable jacket, around the anchor, and out of the interior space via the opening; a plurality of furcation tubes, wherein individual furcation tubes correspond to individual channels; and a plurality of optic fibers, wherein individual fibers are slidably disposed in the bundled cable, the base, and one of the channels of the furcation unit, and inside one of the furcation tubes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A cable breakout assembly, comprising:
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a head having a plurality of channels; a base having a first end engaging the head, a second end opposite the first end, and first and second side walls extending between the first and second ends, the second end having an opening; and an anchor positioned inside the base and proximate to the second end, the anchor and the first side wall defining a first passage to the opening, and the anchor and the second side wall defining a second passage to the opening. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
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a furcation unit having a first end, a second end, and an interior space; a bundled cable having a cable jacket and cable filaments at the first end of the furcation unit, wherein the cable filaments are secured to the furcation unit; a plurality of optic fibers extending through the bundled cable and the furcation unit to project from the second end of the furcation unit; and a molding compound securing the bundled cable to the furcation unit, wherein the optic fibers are slidably movable in a longitudinal direction relative to the furcation unit and the bundled cable. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of furcating a bundled cable into a plurality of furcation tubes, the bundled cable having a cable jacket enclosing a plurality of optic fibers and cable filaments, the method comprising:
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removing the cable jacket to partially expose the optic fibers and cable filaments; disposing each of the optic fibers inside one of the furcation tubes by extending the optic fibers from the bundled cable through a furcation unit; and engaging the cable jacket to the furcation unit by disposing the cable filaments proximate to an anchor inside the furcation unit. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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