FANOUT CABLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A cable fanout comprising:
- an inner housing including a first end including a plurality of openings, and first and second extensions extending from the first end in a longitudinal direction;
an outer housing including first and second housing portions, each housing portion extending from a first end to a second end along the longitudinal direction, wherein each housing portion includes a half cylindrical exterior surface which cooperate to form a fully cylindrical outer surface when mounted together;
wherein one of the first and second housing portions is mountable to the inner housing to form a pocket for receiving telecommunications cables and epoxy extending between the plurality of openings to an opposite end defining an input opening;
a snap arrangement between the first and second housing portions to mount the first and second housing portions together with the inner housing therebetween;
wherein when the first and second housing portions are mounted together, a cylindrically shaped fanout body is formed.
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Abstract
A cable fanout defines an entry location for receiving a multi-fiber cable at one end, and an opposite end defining an exit location for individual cables. The cable fanout includes an inner housing having a first end defining a plurality of openings for the individual cables, and first and second side extensions extending in a longitudinal direction. The cable fanout further includes an outer housing including first and second identical halves enclosing the inner housing. One of the halves and the inner housing cooperating to form a pocket for holding epoxy around exposed fibers in the fanout during assembly. In a preferred embodiment, a snap arrangement mounts the first and second outer housing halves together.
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15 Claims
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1. A cable fanout comprising:
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an inner housing including a first end including a plurality of openings, and first and second extensions extending from the first end in a longitudinal direction; an outer housing including first and second housing portions, each housing portion extending from a first end to a second end along the longitudinal direction, wherein each housing portion includes a half cylindrical exterior surface which cooperate to form a fully cylindrical outer surface when mounted together; wherein one of the first and second housing portions is mountable to the inner housing to form a pocket for receiving telecommunications cables and epoxy extending between the plurality of openings to an opposite end defining an input opening; a snap arrangement between the first and second housing portions to mount the first and second housing portions together with the inner housing therebetween; wherein when the first and second housing portions are mounted together, a cylindrically shaped fanout body is formed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cable fanout comprising:
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an inner housing including a first end including a plurality of openings, and first and second extensions extending from the first end in a longitudinal direction; an outer housing including first and second housing portions, each housing portion extending from a first end to a second end along the longitudinal direction, wherein each housing portion includes a half cylindrical exterior surface which cooperate to form a fully cylindrical outer surface when mounted together; wherein one of the first and second housing portions is mountable to the inner housing to form a pocket for receiving telecommunications cables and a hardenable material extending between the plurality of openings to an opposite end defining an input opening; wherein the first and second housing portions are mounted together with the inner housing therebetween; wherein when the first and second housing portions are mounted together, a cylindrically shaped fanout body is formed; wherein the first and second housing portions are identical; a multi-fiber telecommunications input cable including a multi-fiber connector at a distal end, an outer jacket containing a plurality of individual fibers and a first strength member, and a first crimp member connected to the outer jacket and the first strength member at proximal ends, the first crimp member mounted to one end of the fanout body at the input opening, wherein the individual fibers extend from the outer jacket and the strength member through the fanout body; a plurality of furcation jackets extending from an opposite end of the fanout body at the plurality of openings, each of the furcation jackets including an outer tube, and inner tube, and a second strength member between the inner and outer tubes, and second crimp members connected to the inner and outer tubes and the second strength member at proximal ends, the second crimp members mounted to the opposite end of the fanout body at the plurality of openings, wherein the furcation jackets pass through the plurality of openings in the inner housing; a hardenable material positioned in the pocket around individual fibers extending between the first crimp member and the second crimp members. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of assembling a cable fanout comprising:
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providing a multi-fiber cable including a multi-fiber connector at one end of the cable and a first crimp at an opposite end of the cable, the multi-fiber cable including a plurality of individual fibers extending from the cable beyond the first crimp; inserting furcation tubes into an inner housing of a fanout assembly body; inserting the individual fibers into the furcation tubes mounted to the inner housing; inserting the inner housing into a first housing to form a housing construction having a pocket; positioning the first crimp into a mating arrangement of the housing construction; pouring epoxy into the pocket around the individual fibers extending from the crimp to the furcation tubes; curing the epoxy; mounting a second housing to the first housing to enclose the inner housing and the epoxy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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Specification