Fiber optic cable breakout assembly
First Claim
1. A breakout assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
a retaining member to attach longitudinally to a first end of the housing and receive a fiber optic cable; and
a breakout head longitudinally insertable into and through a second end of the housing, the breakout head including multiple holes to retain furcation tubes through the second end of the housing and pass individual pairs of optical fibers from the fiber optic cable through the furcation tubes, wherein the breakout head includes front and back inner chambers each filled with epoxy to encapsulate and hold the individual furcation tubes inside of the holes in the breakout head.
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Abstract
A breakout assembly includes a housing including a first end and a second end. A retaining member includes a first end configured to receive a fiber optic cable and a second end attaching to the first end of the housing and retaining exposed stripped layers of the fiber optic cable. A breakout head is configured to insert into the second end of the housing and includes holes for receiving furcation tubes. A nut holds the breakout head inside of the second end of the housing. Different optical fibers from the fiber optic cable are inserted into the furcation tubes and held by the breakout head. An outside surface of the breakout head and an inside surface of the second end of the housing have round side surfaces extending between flat top and bottom surfaces that prevent the breakout head from rotating within the housing.
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22 Claims
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1. A breakout assembly, comprising:
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a housing; a retaining member to attach longitudinally to a first end of the housing and receive a fiber optic cable; and a breakout head longitudinally insertable into and through a second end of the housing, the breakout head including multiple holes to retain furcation tubes through the second end of the housing and pass individual pairs of optical fibers from the fiber optic cable through the furcation tubes, wherein the breakout head includes front and back inner chambers each filled with epoxy to encapsulate and hold the individual furcation tubes inside of the holes in the breakout head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, 22)
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5. A breakout assembly, comprising:
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a housing; a retaining member configured to attach to a first end of the housing and receive a fiber optic cable; and a breakout head insertable into a second end of the housing including multiple holes configured to retain furcation tubes through the second end of the housing and pass optical fibers from the fiber optic cable through the furcation tubes, wherein; the breakout head includes a round casing with substantially round outer side surfaces and substantially flat outer top and bottom surfaces and a round divider that extends across the casing and includes the multiple holes; and the second end of the housing includes substantially round inner side surfaces, and substantially flat inner top and bottom surfaces configured to slidingly receive the breakout head.
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12. A fiber optic breakout head, comprising:
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a round casing; a round divider that extends across the casing; holes extending through the divider configured to retain furcation tubes and receive different optic fibers from a fiber optic cable through the furcation tubes; and two substantially round outer sidewalls and two substantially flat outer top and bottom walls extending between the two substantially round sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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13. A fiber optic breakout head, comprising:
- a casing configured to insert into a breakout assembly housing;
a divider that extends across the casing; holes extending through the divider configured to retain furcation tubes and receive different optic fibers from a fiber optic cable through the furcation tubes; a first inner chamber formed in a first end of the casing for receiving the furcation tubes; and a second inner chamber formed in a second end of the casing, wherein; first exposed insulation layers of the furcation tubes are configured to extend out through the second inner chamber; second exposed strengthening layers of the furcation tubes are wrapped around the first insulation layers and spread out inside of the second inner chamber; and third external insulation layers of the furcation tubes are wrapped around the second strengthening layers and terminate at a bottom end of the second inner chamber. - View Dependent Claims (14)
- a casing configured to insert into a breakout assembly housing;
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16. A breakout assembly, comprising:
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a housing including a first end and a second end; a retaining member including a first end to receive a fiber optic cable and a second end attaching to the first end of the housing and retaining exposed stripped layers of the fiber optic cable; a breakout head configured to insert into the second end of the housing, the breakout head including holes for receiving furcation tubes with different optical fibers from the fiber optic cable, wherein the breakout head includes front and back inner chambers each filled with epoxy to encapsulate and hold the individual furcation tubes inside of the holes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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