Means for routing ribbon type fiber optic cable
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1. A device for routing a plurality of planar ribbon-type fiber optical cables emanating from a larger jacketed cable, wherein each of said plurality of cables is maintained with the plane thereof in a generally parallel relation relative to the plane of the others of said plurality of cables for directing each of the ribbon-type fiber cables to areas of interconnection comprising:
- first and second substantially congruent, generally planar members (21-22) forming a hollow housing, said housing including a cable entry end (24), said end having a hollow cylindrical sleeve (25) thereon, said sleeve communicating with a hollow planar recess within said housing;
said housing having a cable exit end (41) bounded by a transversely extending wall (29), said wall having a plurality of axially-extending channel forming members (31) thereon, each defining a planar passage therein corresponding in cross section to that of a planar ribbon cable, the plane of each of said passages being in substantially mutually parallel relation; and
means for selectively interconnecting said first and second housing members after positioning of said plurality of fiber optical cables therein.
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Abstract
An improved means and method for routing and managing ribbon type fiber optic cables used in the telecommunications industry. The means includes a split housing defining an entry channel formed by a shank adapted to be clamped beneath an outer sheath enclosing a plurality of ribbon cables whereby an included plurality of such ribbon cables enter the hollow shank and are conducted to a recess from which they are individually introduced into one of a plurality of parallel planar channels from which they are guided to separate locations for separation of the individual fibers comprising the ribbon cables to be further separated and terminated at final locations. The housings may be manufactured in a variety of sizes depending upon the number of ribbon cables to be routed, and may be used singly, or in serially associated fashion.
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1. A device for routing a plurality of planar ribbon-type fiber optical cables emanating from a larger jacketed cable, wherein each of said plurality of cables is maintained with the plane thereof in a generally parallel relation relative to the plane of the others of said plurality of cables for directing each of the ribbon-type fiber cables to areas of interconnection comprising:
- first and second substantially congruent, generally planar members (21-22) forming a hollow housing, said housing including a cable entry end (24), said end having a hollow cylindrical sleeve (25) thereon, said sleeve communicating with a hollow planar recess within said housing;
said housing having a cable exit end (41) bounded by a transversely extending wall (29), said wall having a plurality of axially-extending channel forming members (31) thereon, each defining a planar passage therein corresponding in cross section to that of a planar ribbon cable, the plane of each of said passages being in substantially mutually parallel relation; and
means for selectively interconnecting said first and second housing members after positioning of said plurality of fiber optical cables therein.
- first and second substantially congruent, generally planar members (21-22) forming a hollow housing, said housing including a cable entry end (24), said end having a hollow cylindrical sleeve (25) thereon, said sleeve communicating with a hollow planar recess within said housing;
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