A fiber optic cassette includes a body for holding optical equipment for processing fiber optic signals entering the cassette at an entry location and exiting the cassette at an exit location. Openings are provided at a front of the cassette, each opening defining at least one of the signal entry location and the signal exit location. A potting block is removably mounted to one of the openings, the block configured for supporting outer jackets of fiber optic cables exiting the cassette, wherein the block includes a plurality of slots for accommodating the outer jackets and receiving epoxy for fixing of the outer jackets to the block, wherein the outer width of the potting block is similar to that of a standard duplex SC or a standard Quad LC fiber optic adapter and wherein the potting block is configured for mounting in the same opening that can receive a standard duplex SC or a standard Quad LC fiber optic adapter.
A cable pulling assembly includes a cable pulling arrangement over a cable assembly. The cable assembly includes a cable breakout with a multi-part housing positioned over a transition portion of a main cable and a plurality of subunits. The breakout includes circular or cylindrical portions and an inspection aperture. During assembly, at least a portion of the cable breakout is rotatable relative to the main cable and the plurality of subunits. The subunits may be spliced on, with a protective assembly with a conduit over multiple axially spaced encapsulated splice locations that splice multifiber ribbons, and at least one non-encapsulated region within the conduit between the encapsulated splice locations where the non-encapsulated region is more flexible than the encapsulated splice locations.
G02B 6/54 - Underground or underwater installationInstallation through tubing, conduits or ducts using mechanical means, e.g. pulling or pushing devices
The present disclosure relates to a stripping machine which includes heated rollers and stripping tapes to remove coating from optical fibers with high precision.
An optical connector or a converter for an optical connector having a coupling nut such as a bayonet-style coupling nut. The optical connector or the optical converter are configured such that the coupling nut has a limited range of rotation defined between stop surfaces. The range of rotation can be less than 90 degrees. The stop surfaces can be provided by a guide slot defined by a first radial width portion and a second radial width portion.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Cable Assemblies, namely, fiber optic cable assemblies, pre-terminated fiber-optic cables, and pre-terminated RF jumper cables; Cable Routing and Management Equipment, namely, horizontal and vertical cable manager racks for supporting, organizing and protecting multiple telecommunication cables, fiber optic cable raceways, cable runway racks for supporting, organizing and protecting multiple telecommunication cables, and shelving mounting racks for telecommunications hardware; communications cable accessories, namely, surge protectors and cable pathway plastic conduits for holding coaxial cables, fiber optic cables, twisted pair cables and hybrids thereof; metal cabinets specially adapted to protect telecommunications equipment in the nature of telecommunication cables and runway and horizontal and vertical cable manager housings for supporting, organizing and protecting multiple telecommunication cables; optical cable parts, namely, fiber optic cable outlets, and fiber optic cable termination units; blank fiber optic storage devices, namely, storage racks for storing fiber optic cables; Communications cables, namely, coaxial cables, fiber optic cables, twisted pair telecommunication cables and hybrid fiber optic cables, patch telecommunication cables, jumper cables and trunk cables in the nature of telecommunication cables; communications cable connectors for coaxial, fiber optic and twisted pair cables and hybrids thereof; electrical and fiber optic connector plugs; fiber-optic closures and terminals in the nature of fiber-optic cable junction box housings and telecommunication cable connecting blocks for connecting the terminal ends of cables; plug adaptors; coaxial and fiber-optic cable taps; telecommunication wall jacks; software for use in designing, installing, operating, optimizing and maintaining telecommunications equipment; data transmission apparatus in the field of telecommunication transmission; digital optical transmission apparatus for transmission of telecommunications data; apparatus for transmission of sound and images; optical electronic communications equipment, namely, optical amplifiers, optical transmitters, optical electronic components in the nature of optical cables, optical data links, and optical transceivers; signal splitters, including fiber-optic signal splitters; optical couplers including outside plant optical coupler; optical filters and electronic combiners for connecting antennas and receivers; multiplexers; fiber splice enclosures namely, splices for fiber optic transmission lines; FTTA enclosures, namely, junction boxes; FTTA shelves, namely, mounting racks for fiber optic junction boxes; fiber panels and cassettes, namely, fiber-optic control panels for connecting multiple data and fiber optic devices; mounting racks and cabinets for telecommunications hardware; fiber-optic mounting racks and panels for telecommunication hardware; telecommunication fiber optic and copper telecommunications control patch panels for housing patch telecommunication cables; metal cabinets specially adapted to protect telecommunications equipment in the nature of power supplies and electronic equipment for telecommunications systems; DC-DC power convertors for use with patch panels in communications and data infrastructure network systems; telecommunications apparatus and instruments, namely, mechanical splices for optical or telecommunications transmission lines, tool-less splices for optical or telecommunications transmission lines, modular building termination optical or electrical blocks, fiber management hardware in the nature of fiber optic cable raceways, fiber optic distribution frames, namely, fiber optic distribution boxes; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electrical or optical signals, namely, telecommunications equipment in the nature of fiber optic splice closures, fiber optic splice or telecommunications cable housings, fiber optic splice or telecommunications cable distribution boxes, fiber management hardware in the nature of fiber optic cable raceways, fiber optic or telecommunications cable distribution frame housings, fiber optic or telecommunications cable connectors, fiber optic or telecommunications cable plugs, fiber optic or telecommunications cable adapters, fiber optic splices for optical transmission lines, fiber optic splice trays in the nature of fiber optic splice closures, and fiber optic splice cassettes; fiber storage baskets, namely, mounting racks for telecommunications hardware; cable and wiring face plates, namely, telecommunications cable faceplates for telecommunication cables and wiring, surface mount zone electrical distribution boxes, and wall switches
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Computer software and hardware design, engineering, and product development in the field of telephony, cable television, wireless communication, broadband and optical fiber networks; Design and development of telecommunications networks; Integration of telecommunications systems and networks; Technology consultation in the field of telecommunications; Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing performance of telecommunication equipmentTechnical support services, namely, remote and on-site infrastructure management services for monitoring, administration and management of public and private cloud computing IT and application systems; development, maintenance and updating of telecommunications and radio frequency software systems and networks; product testing in the field of telecommunications
7.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR WITH LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications connector. The connector includes at least one connector portion including a front housing portion coupled to a rear housing portion. The front housing portion defines a front end and a rear end, the front housing portion including a ferrule terminating a cable fixed to the at least one connector portion, the front housing portion further including a latch that is configured to contact a fiber optic adapter for locking the connector to the fiber optic adapter when the connector is inserted into the fiber optic adapter, wherein the latch is movable about a connection location on the front housing portion. The latch defines a permanently attached rear extension that extends rearward past the rear end of the front housing portion, the rear extension configured to be contacted for moving the latch for freeing the connector from the fiber optic adapter.
A fiber optic cable has a cable core with one or more extruded buffer tubes and one or more strength members. An extruded outer jacket surrounds the cable core. At least one optical fiber resides within the buffer tube. The buffer tube and/or jacket is formed of a rigid material. The rigid material has a Shore D hardness of 65 or greater and/or is formed of unplasticized PVC. The rigid material permits the buffer tube to be dry, lacking a water-blocking gel or grease, and less than 2.5 mm in diameter, while holding up to twenty-four non-bend insensitive optical fibers. The rigid material also permits the buffer tube to be dry and less than 2.0 mm in diameter, while holding up to twenty-four bend insensitive optical fibers.
Sealants are provided, including silicone gels, compositions, and methods of making, for use in sealing telecommunications closures. The silicone gels are capable of sealing and resealing rapidly, for example, within 5 minutes after closing.
A panel system includes a chassis holding one or more tray arrangements, which are each configured to receive one or more cassettes at two or more bays. The tray arrangements and cassettes cooperate to define a cassette sensor arrangement and a port occupancy sensor arrangement having separate interface points. The cassette sensor arrangement may include electronic memory storing physical layer information about the cassette. All active components of the port occupancy sensor arrangement are disposed on the tray while the electronic memories of the cassette sensor arrangement are stored on the cassettes.
A communications panel includes one or more trays mounted within a chassis. The chassis includes opposing side members that hold the trays in fixed positions relative to the chassis. The side members also define cable routing rings at a front of the chassis. Each tray holds one or more cassette guides along which cassettes can be slidingly mounted to the trays. The side members may include mounting guides to assist in guiding the cassettes onto the cassette guides to mount the cassettes to the trays.
G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
H01R 13/514 - BasesCases formed as a modular block or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
A cable guide includes a base for positioning the cable guide on a base surface of an internal area of a telecommunications chassis. The base is generally planar. The cable guide includes a plurality of arms and at least one arm of the plurality of arms is flexible. The cable guide includes a plurality of cable channels that are defined by the plurality of arms. The plurality of cable channels each receive a plurality of furcation tubes. Each of the plurality of cable channels is configured to allow furcation tubes to move within each of the plurality of cable channels. Each cable channel has an open position and a closed position. When in the open position, furcation tubes can be loaded and unloaded into and out of the cable channel. When in the closed position, furcation tubes are restricted from being removed from the cable channel.
The present disclosure relates to enclosures, systems, methods, designs, and assemblies for converting (e.g., modifying, retrofitting, etc.) fiber optic connector cores to be compatible with different connector ports. The present disclosure also relates to connector configurations. The assembly relates to a cable assembly including a cable with an optical fiber and a connector core. The connector core may include a connector core housing, where the optical fiber passes through the connector core housing and is supported at the front end of the connector core housing.
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications enclosure having a housing that carries a plurality of connector ports. The connector ports can be defined by hardened fiber optic adapters. The housing can contain a first passive optical power splitter having optical outputs connected to a first set of the connector ports and a second passive optical power splitter having optical outputs connected to a second set of the connector ports. The telecommunications enclosure includes first and second optical tethers that extend from an exterior of the housing and that are respectively optically connected to inputs of the first and second passive optical power splitters.
Flexible optical circuits and methods of providing the same in which routing of optical fibers on a flexible substrate is performed after optical fiber ends have been processed. In some embodiments, the methods include fiber splicing operations that can be performed on the pre-processed optical fibers before or after the fibers have been routed on the flexible substrate.
The present disclosure relates generally to a bare fiber connection system that includes first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors that have a retractable shroud with a pivotal locking member mounted thereon. The pivotal locking member can be configured to lock the retractable shroud in an extended position. The pivotal locking member can be pivoted about a pivot point while remaining attached to the retractable shroud to unlock the retractable shroud such that the retractable shroud can move to a retracted position.
A communications panel is configured to hold a plurality of cassettes via tray elements. The cassettes can be pre-mounted to the tray elements before being loaded into the panel. Alternatively, the tray elements can be loaded into the panel prior to installing the cassettes on the tray elements. Some types of tray elements route rear cables (e.g., input cables) of the cassettes to the front of the communications panel. Some types of cassettes route the rear/input cable to the front of the panel. Some types of tray elements (i.e., trays) hold more than one cassette. Other types of tray elements (i.e., cassette managers) hold only one cassette each. Some types of cassette managers define a cable routing path along a common side with the cassettes. Other types of cassette managers define the cable routing path along an opposite side from the cassette.
Indexing modules and tapping modules that can be interconnected in one or more chains to form a network. The indexing modules each include at least one pass-through line that is not dropped or indexed at the indexing module. The tap modules each include a tap line and a pass-through line. Input and pass-through connection interfaces of the indexing and tapping modules are configured so that the tap line of the tap modules is connected only to the pass-through line of the indexing modules.
A termination module includes one or more port members groups that are staggered relative to other port members of the termination module. In certain examples, the termination module includes a staggered row of port member groups. In certain examples, the port members within the groups have different rotational orientations. In certain examples, the one or more port member groups are movable relative to a body of the termination module.
A power cable network architecture provides fault managed power (FMP) signals in a data center. The architecture provides patching connections between feeder lines from power pods and trunk cables within an overhead cable raceway, as well as patching connections between the trunk cables within the overhead cable raceway and drop lines to power distribution units associated with rack-mounted servers throughout the data center. Conductors within the trunk line are larger in diameter, as compared conductors within the feeder and/or drop lines. In one embodiment, the patching connections can occur at patch panels via a port and plug arrangement. In another embodiment, the patching connections can occur at fixtures with insulation displacement connectors.
Optical fiber management assemblies. The assemblies can be installed in telecommunications equipment, such as telecommunications closures. The assemblies include parts with multiple features unitarily integrated therewith, minimizing the number of parts needed to manufacture, process, and put together the assembly. In some embodiments, the assemblies are adjustable in size depending on fiber management needs.
A fiber optic cable terminal proximally terminates a stub cable carrying one or more optical fibers. The stub cable is structurally adapted to be advanced through at least a portion of a conduit by distally pushing a distal end of the stub cable from a location that is proximal to a proximal end of the conduit and without applying any pulling force at any location that is distal to the proximal end of the conduit.
A multi-fiber fiber optic connector is provided having features that allow for changeability with respect to gender. A pin holder is configured to releasably retain a pair of alignment pins and includes top and bottom plates having both ramps and front tabs. Opposing distal ends of the front top and bottom tabs are movable relative to each other between a pin retaining position and a pin release position. When the front top and bottom tabs are in the pin retaining position, the distal ends are engaged at least partially within a circumferential groove of a corresponding alignment pin, and when the front top and bottom tabs are in the pin release position, at least a portion of corresponding top and bottom ramps are spread apart from one another flexing the top and the bottom plates away from each other and disengaging the distal ends from the alignment pin.
A cable management trough member designed for organized cable routing and separation within various environments. The trough member including a base with a planar top surface, bounded by a first end, a second end, and opposing sides, forming a perimeter. Extending upward from the base are a first and a second sidewall, together with the base forming a trough-like shape. An intermediary divider, situated between the sidewalls, rises from the base to a defined top edge, contributing to the structural integrity and functionality of the trough. The divider can be characterized by a materially weakened area near its base, which enhances flexibility and adaptability in cable management applications. The trough member is constructed as a single, unitary piece through an extrusion process, ensuring robustness and uniformity. The design includes distinct planar surfaces of the divider that are substantially orthogonal to the base, facilitating efficient cable organization and ease of access.
H02G 3/06 - Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution boxEnsuring electrical continuity in the joint
H05K 7/14 - Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
CommScope Connectivity UK Limited (United Kingdom)
Inventor
Marcouiller, Thomas
Taylor, Christopher Charles
Pfarr, John T.
Bolster, Kristofer
Bran De Leon, Oscar Fernando
Mattson, Loren J.
Abstract
An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces).
Cable fixation and sealing modules for telecommunications boxes, and methods of using the same. Cable fixation and sealing hardware of telecommunications boxes is provided with features that allow for more compactness of optical fiber management assemblies and/or greater versatility in how telecommunications boxes can be set up and used in the field.
A majority of a substrate of an electronics arrangement extends over only a forward portion of a tray. To slide cassettes onto the tray from the rear, ramps are included on the tray to transition a forward edge of the cassette over the rearward edge of the substrate. The ramps may be included (e.g., integral) with cassette guides disposed on the tray. The ramps may be mounted within openings defined in the tray.
The present disclosure relates to enclosures, systems, methods, designs, and assemblies for converting (e.g., modifying, retrofitting, etc.) a first adapter mounting opening compatible with a first type of hardened fiber optic adapter to a second adapter mounting opening compatible with a second type of hardened fiber optic adapter.
Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a cable sealing structure comprising a cable sealing body including a gel and methods of making anisotropic behavior in cable sealing structures made with a dry silicone gel. In one aspect, various three-dimensional printing techniques are used to make a cable sealing structure that includes a gel. The cable sealing body has a construction that elastically deforms to apply an elastic spring load to the gel. The cable sealing body has a construction with anisotropic deformation characteristics that allows the cable sealing body to be less deformable in one direction than in others. The cable sealing structure can be utilized to seal fiber optic cables more uniformly while limiting the potential of leakage.
Disclosed herein are various cable gel seal arrangements and thermoplastic gels useful therein. The thermoplastic gels are prepared from a composition including a styrene triblock copolymer, a styrene diblock copolymer, an oil extender, and an additive selected from poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide), a C9 resin, poly(alpha-methylstyrene), a coumarone-indene resin, and combinations thereof, wherein the additive has a Tg from about 95° C. to about 200° C. The thermoplastic gels advantageously exhibit low compression set.
C08J 3/09 - Making solutions, dispersions, lattices or gels by other methods than by solution, emulsion or suspension polymerisation techniques in organic liquids
C08J 3/00 - Processes of treating or compounding macromolecular substances
A connector retainer is disposed at a tray to hold terminated ends of patchcords at a communications panel before port carriers (e.g., cassettes) are installed at the communications carrier. The connector retainer holds the patchcord ends at a location offset from cassette mounting stations so that the connector retainer does not interfere with installation of the cassettes. In certain examples, the connector retainer includes a slotted foam block. In certain examples, the connector retainer mounts on a tray of the communications panel in a stationary position. In certain examples, the connector retainer mounts through a row of cable guides disposed at a front of the tray.
The present disclosure relates generally to a bare fiber connection system that includes first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors that have a low profile and are mounted in a multi-fiber adapter. The multi-fiber fiber optic connectors are bare fiber connectors that each include a connector body and a plurality of optical fibers extending through the connector body. The bare fiber connection system includes a latching arrangement for securing the first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors respectively in first and second adapter ports. One aspect of the present disclosure relates to the first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors and the multi-fiber adapter lacking integrated structures for releasing the first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors from the first and second adapter ports. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a release key that is separate from the first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors and the multi-fiber adapter for releasing the first and second multi-fiber fiber optic connectors from the first and second adapter ports of the multi-fiber adapter.
A system for cable management within a cabinet, the system including a cable management device and a cable retention device mounted to the cable management device. The cable management device includes a spool portion extending along a central axis between a free end and a mounting end, where the mounting end is configured to be removably mounted to the cabinet. The spool is configured to support a plurality of cables and the free end is configured to limit cable movement on the cable management device. The cable retention device includes a central section, and wings extending laterally outward therefrom. The cable retention device is configured to be connected to the free end of the cable management device to increase the footprint thereof.
A release member is mounted at the port of a plug receptacle to enable removal of a plug connector from the port. The plug connector is devoid of releasing structure to enable removal of the plug. The release member moves parallel to or coaxial with a plug insertion axis of the port. The release member is biased to a non-actuated position separately from a plug lock being biased to a locking position. The release member can carry a polarity indicator for the port; various shaped actuation sections; and/or a biasing member for the release member.
A fiber management organizer for a telecommunications closure includes a main body defining a first cable management region, a tray assembly extending over at least a portion of the first cable management region, the tray assembly including a tower mounted to oppositely positioned side walls of the main body, a plurality of trays rotatably mounted to the tower such that the trays are rotatable about an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; and a cover support part disposed between the main body and the tower, the cover support part covering at least a portion of the first cable management region and supporting a central portion of the tower above the first cable management region. A demarcation cover can also be provided with the tray assembly to secure the trays in a closed position and limit access to the trays. The cover can be locked closed and unlocked. When unlocked, the cover can be pivoted to one or more stable open positions to provide access to the sensitive area without having to completely remove the cover from the organizer.
A frame includes an upper area for telecommunications equipment. A left side cable area and a right side cable area opposite the upper area allow for passage of cables to and from the equipment. A lower area is in communication with the left side cable area and the right side cable area to receive cables. The frame includes a first set and a second set of a first vertical column, a second vertical column, and a third vertical column in the lower area for defining cable passageways. The third vertical column includes a column of cable management spools. The first and second sets are positioned in a mirror image to each other in the lower area. The second vertical column of the first and the second vertical column of the second set are in communication for cable management with a horizontal passageway passing above the third vertical column of the first set and the third vertical column of the second set.
A cassette assembly designed to be mounted to a rail of a tray arrangement in telecommunications systems. The assembly can include a cassette base with a channel that extends along its length and is positioned between the first and second side. The channel can be sized to receive the rail of the tray arrangement and can defines a splice holder receiving channel that exposes the top surface of the rail. The spool can be selectively coupleable to the cassette base and can have fiber management members for routing fibers within the interior of the cassette base. The splice holder can be selectively coupleable to the spool and can be positioned within the splice holder receiving channel, with its bottom surface adjacent to and facing the top of the rail of the tray arrangement, enabling the splice holder to be positioned above the rail.
The present disclosure relates to a cable assembly including a multi-fiber optical cable constructed with an end fan-out assembly including a plurality of connectorized fiber optic pigtails. The cable assembly also includes a corrugated protective sleeve that mounts over the fiber optic pigtails. Housings are mounted over ends of the corrugated protective sleeve to provide sealing of the ends of the protective sleeve and to affix the corrugated protective sleeve to a main jacket of the fiber-optic cable.
G02B 6/54 - Underground or underwater installationInstallation through tubing, conduits or ducts using mechanical means, e.g. pulling or pushing devices
H02G 1/08 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for laying cables, e.g. laying apparatus on vehicle through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling
The present disclosure relates to fiber management systems and methods for facilitating assembling fiber optic devices in an efficient manner by allowing pre-processed and tested optical fibers to be pre-routed on a substrate prior to installation in their corresponding fiber optic devices.
An optical fiber connector introducing a redesigned inner housing that replaces the conventional, expensive ferrule assembly with a simpler, unitary, single-piece inner housing body. The inner housing defines a ferrule receiving socket and an optical fiber conduit extending along a longitudinal centerline axis, with a first end and a second end. The inner housing can be molded over a ferrule, with a free end of the ferrule extending beyond the second end of the inner housing. The connector further includes a sliding outer housing disposed over the inner housing, comprising an elongated body with a longitudinal bore extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the second end being configured to mate with a coupling housing.
An enclosure for accommodating splicing between cables is disclosed. The enclosure can include a housing containing a frame (e.g., a tray) to which the cables can be affixed. The housing can have an elongate in-line configuration, a triangular configuration, or other configurations. Cable reversing configurations and moveable adapter configurations are also disclosed.
The present disclosure relates to fiber optic connection systems that include cassettes which may be mounted within a telecommunication chassis. The cassettes may include spools for storing and dispensing optical cables such that, when an end of the optical cable is pulled, the spool rotates within the cassette and optical cable is dispensed.
The present disclosure relates to a system for making or assembling fiber optic connectors that allows a pre-terminated fiber optic cable to be made compatible with any number of different styles or types of fiber optic connectors or fiber optic adapters. The present disclosure also relates to a fiber optic connector having first and second pieces connected to twist-to-engage interface and also including a rotational interlock. The present disclaimer relates to a fiber optic connector having a boot that mounts in multiple different axial positions.
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunication device including an enclosure configured to be mounted to a telecommunication rack. The device also includes a tray that mounts within the enclosure, the tray being slidably movable relative to the enclosure along a front-to-rear axis between a first position and a second position. The tray is fully within the enclosure when in the first position. A forward portion of the tray projects forwardly from the front end of the enclosure and a rearward portion of the tray is within the enclosure when the tray is in the second position. A spool mounts on the tray and is moveable with the tray as the tray is moved between the first and second positions. The spool being rotatable relative to the tray and the enclosure to allow cable to be paid out from the spool at least when the tray is in the second position.
The present disclosure relates to small form-factor fiber optic connectors having hardened configurations. The fiber optic connectors can be multi-fiber optical connectors. The fiber optic connectors can be convertible into different optical connection form factors to enhance backward compatibility. The hardened multi-fiber optical connectors can be receive by fiber optic adapters.
A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. Each tray arrangement includes guides along which the cassettes slidably mount. The guides and cassettes are configured to enable cassettes of various size to mount to the same tray without reconfiguring the guides.
A connector includes a ferrule assembly having a ferrule, a hub and a spring, the ferrule having a distal face accessible at a distal end of the connector housing, the ferrule being movable in a proximal direction relative to the connector housing. The distal and proximal positions are separated by an axial displacement distance. The ferrule proximal movement is against the spring's bias. The cable of the assembly includes an optical fiber contained within a jacket and also a strength layer between the fiber and the jacket that is anchored to the connector housing. The fiber extends through a fiber from the proximal end of the connector housing to the ferrule. The fiber has a distal portion potted within the ferrule. The fiber passage has a fiber take-up region configured to take-up an excess length of the fiber corresponding to the ferrule axial displacement.
Telecommunications boxes, optical fiber management assemblies, and methods of using the same. Optical fiber management hardware of telecommunications boxes is provided with features that allow for more compactness of optical fiber management assemblies and/or greater versatility in how telecommunications boxes can be set up and used in the field.
A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. Each tray arrangement includes guides along which the cassettes slidably mount. The guides and cassettes are configured to enable cassettes of various size to mount to the same tray without reconfiguring the guides.
The present disclosure relates to a hardened power and optical connection system for use with hybrid cables. The hardened power and optical connection system includes electrical pin and socket contacts for providing power connections, and ferrules for providing optical connections. The hardened power and optical connection system has an integrated fiber alignment provided through a mating relationship between a plug and a socket
A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion.
A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion.
The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction.
A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion.
The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction.
The main housing portion of the fiber optic module includes fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame. The center portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame, the center portion also including a latch for unlatching the center portion for slidable movement. Slidable movement of the center portion with respect to the rack mount portion moves the main housing portion with respect to the frame along the sliding direction.
Modules, modular systems and methods for optical fiber management at telecommunications equipment. Multiple of the same, reversible optical fiber guiding module can be used to guide optical fibers from one stack of optical fiber management trays to another stack of optical fiber management trays that are positioned side by side. Another module is configured to hold a tube holding device or a connector holding device and is of highly compact construction. The different modules can have the same vertical dimension as one another for greater customizability and improved use of space of optical fiber management equipment at a given distribution location. Other modules can be adapters to mount modules to different types of equipment and organizer arrangements.
A system for delivering multiple passive optical network services is disclosed. The system includes a first optical transmission service comprising a common wavelength pair routed from a source to each of a plurality of subscribers. The system further includes a second optical transmission service comprising a plurality of unique wavelength pairs, where each of the unique wavelength pairs is routed from the source to a subscriber among the plurality of subscribers. The system delivers the first optical transmission service and the second optical transmission service to the subscriber on a single optical fiber.
A fiber optic adapter block is disclosed. The fiber optic adapter block includes at least three fiber optic adapters provided in a stacked arrangement extending widthwise in a longitudinal direction, wherein every other adapter of the at least three fiber optic adapters is staggered in a front to back direction with respect to an adjacent adapter such that front ends of the every other adapter of the at least three fiber optic adapters are aligned at a first depth and a front end of the adjacent adapter is at a second depth that is different than the first depth.
The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector designed to improve the insertion of an optical fiber within the fiber optic connector. The fiber optic connector may include a lead-in tube that makes the insertion of an optical fiber easier. That is, the lead-in tube may be molded over a ferrule hub to fully encapsulate a rear end thereof such that the optical fiber does not snag or hang up during insertion.
The present disclosure relates to hardened fiber optic adapters for connecting hardened fiber optic connectors in an in-line configuration. In certain examples, the hardened fiber optic connectors are sealed relative to the hardened fiber optic adapter when the hardened fiber optic connectors are installed within connector ports of the hardened fiber optic adapter.
Splice holder modules of optical fiber management assemblies. The splice holder modules are sized and configured to enable increased splice density per unit of volume occupied by the module. The modules can be mounted on various different optical fiber management equipment, allowing fewer splice modules to be mounted to the equipment while still accommodating at least the same number of splices. The splice holder modules allow for stackability of the modules to provide additional flexibility in creating splice module arrangements for different fiber management assemblies.
The present disclosure relates generally to a fiber holder for holding optical fibers. The fiber holder can include a main holder body having a length that extends between first and second ends of the main holder body, a width that extends between first and second side walls of the main holder body, and a height that extends between top and bottom sides of the main holder body. The main holder body can define a plurality of fiber positioning grooves that extend along the length of the main holder body and spaced across the width of the main holder body. The main holder body also includes a fiber engagement structure having a fiber engagement surface. The fiber engagement structure can be aligned with an open region that interrupts the plurality of fiber positioning grooves. The fiber engagement structure can extend through the height of the main holder body from the top side to the fiber engagement surface.
The present disclosure relates to optical connection systems. Certain aspects relate to fiber optic connection devices that can be used to increase the capacity of existing optical component designs, to allow effective backward compatibility and/or to allow interfaces of a connector core to be readily changed.
A connector plug including a forward body, a rearward body, a cable in the rearward body, and first and second plug contacts extending between the forward body and the rearward body. The forward body includes first and second contact housings within a first portion of the forward body and extending parallel with a plug axis to a second portion of the forward body. The forward body includes first and second contact fin slots extending from a front end and intersecting with the corresponding first and second contact housings. The second portion defines a rearward plug cavity. The rearward body includes a central cavity extending through a rear wall and into a main body. The rearward body includes first and second rearward plug contact slots that intersect upward and downward conductor channels and align with the first and second contact housings.
H01R 24/56 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency specially adapted for specific shapes of cables, e.g. corrugated cables, twisted pair cables, cables with two screens or hollow cables
H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
A connector plug including a forward body, a rearward body, a cable in the rearward body, and first and second plug contacts extending between the forward body and the rearward body. The forward body includes first and second contact housings within a first portion of the forward body and extending parallel with a plug axis to a second portion of the forward body. The forward body includes first and second contact fin slots extending from a front end and intersecting with the corresponding first and second contact housings. The second portion defines a rearward plug cavity. The rearward body includes a central cavity extending through a rear wall and into a main body. The rearward body includes first and second rearward plug contact slots that intersect upward and downward conductor channels and align with the first and second contact housings.
A system and method for securing telecommunication cables and preventing unauthorized access thereto. The system includes a fiber management trough system, including a trough and a cover, and a locking bracket. The locking bracket may be removably secured around the fiber management trough system and includes a hinge for transitioning the locking bracket between an open position and a closed position. The locking bracket further includes a locking mechanism which is capable of locking the locking bracket in the closed position.
An automatic auditing system of cabling topologies using port occupancy patterns is provided. The system includes at least one sensor to sense occupancy of each port in a panel, a memory and a controller. The memory is used to store operating instruction and pre-defined port occupancy patterns associated with the ports in the panel. The controller is in communication with the memory and the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to compare a sensed port occupancy pattern of the ports based on sensor data from the at least one sensor and an associated pre-defined port occupancy pattern from the pre-defined port occupancy patterns stored in the memory. The controller is configured to generate a mismatch message when the sensed port occupancy pattern does not match the associated pre-defined port occupancy pattern.
Components of optical fiber management assemblies. The assemblies can include a fiber storage basket that can be customized in a variety of different ways using different accessories, modules, and/or basket features. The basket can include a universal interface for mounting differently configured accessories capable of performing different optical fiber management functions. The basket can be configured for closure type and non-closure type equipment applications. In closure type equipment applications, accessories can be mounted to the basket exterior to make more efficient use of space within the closure volume.
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a telecommunication enclosure having a configuration that can be readily customized in the factory to satisfy customer specifications and can also be readily upgraded in the field. In certain examples, the telecommunication enclosure includes a main housing defining a plurality access ports. A plurality of different add-on components can selectively be coupled to the main housing at the access ports in sealed relation to the main housing. The add-on components can include visual indicators which are visible from outside the main housing when the add-on components are mounted to the main housing.
A fiber optic adapter assembly including a main body having a first end defining a ruggedized connector port and a second end defining a non-ruggedized connector port, and a retention collar configured to mount over an exterior of the main body, wherein one or more features defined by the retention collar interact with a coupling arrangement inserted into the retention collar to shift the retention collar axially relative to the main body from an extended position to a retracted position, whereupon rotation of the coupling arrangement relative to the retention collar from a non-interlocked position to an interlocked position axially shifts the retention collar relative to the main body back to the extended position, thereby inhibiting back rotation of the coupling arrangement from the interlocked position to the non-interlocked position.
A dust cap for capping an optical fiber connector. In another embodiment, an assembly including an optical fiber connector subassembly and a dust cap. The dust cap includes structural features that can optimize one or more aspects of the dust cap, such as case of use, robustness, and the dust cap's ability to inhibit ingress of contaminants that can damage ends of optical fibers within the dust cap.
A fiber optic connector assembly with a connector body that extends along a longitudinal connector axis between a front end and a rear end. A ferrule positioned within the connector body adjacent the front end of the connector body. The ferrule allowing an optical circuit arrangement to redirect fiber optic signals from a first orientation that extends along the longitudinal axis to a second orientation that passes through an optical connection interface. The second orientation is angled relative to the first orientation. The fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers that extend along the longitudinal connector axis through the connector body and connect to the ferrule at a fiber attachment region. The optical fibers are configured to direct the optical signals along the first orientation to the optical circuit arrangement.
A fiber optic arrangement including fiber optic cable passed through a telecommunication enclosure. The telecommunication enclosure includes a housing sealed for outdoor environmental use. At least one fiber optic adapter is carried with the housing. The fiber optic adapter includes a ferrule alignment sleeve having an outer end for receiving a ferrule of a hardened connector inserted to the fiber optic adapter from outside the housing through an exterior connector port. An inner connector mounting locations corresponding to an inner end of the ferrule alignment sleeve. An inner connector is installed at the inner connector mounting location with a ferrule of the inner connector received within the inner end of the ferrule alignment sleeve. The fiber optic cable has optical fibers that are retractable within the fiber optic cable. At least one optical fiber of the fiber optic cable is cut at a cable access location outside the telecommunication enclosure, retracted back to the interior of the telecommunication enclosure, and coupled to the inner fiber optic connector.
The present disclosure relates to fiber management systems and methods for facilitating assembling fiber optic devices in an efficient manner by allowing optical fibers to be pre-routed on a flexible substrate such as a film prior to installation in their corresponding fiber optic devices. The flexible substrate can include unitary flaps for providing a variety of functions such as substrate positioning and spacing, temporary connector storage, fiber bend radius protection, fiber holding, and optical component holding.
An assembly including a telecommunication housing. The assembly also including at least one hardened fiber optic adapter coupled to the telecommunication housing. The assembly further including a blown fiber tube routed into the telecommunication housing and the blown fiber tube is sealed and secured with respect to the telecommunication housing.
The present disclosure relates to cable sealing modules adapted to be installed in a cable sealing unit of an enclosure. The cable sealing modules can have containment end wall portions for providing sealant containment.
Methods and compositions for preparing an elastomeric gel block comprising a lubricious surface are provided. A closure or interconnect system sealed with the elastomeric gel block comprising a lubricious surface can exhibit reduced adhesiveness, reduced tack time, and requires substantially reduced force to re-open the closure or interconnect system.
C10M 177/00 - Special methods of preparation of lubricating compositionsChemical modification by after-treatment of components or of the whole of a lubricating composition, not covered by other classes
C10N 50/08 - Form in which the lubricant is applied to the material being lubricated solid
The disclosure is to fiber optic cassettes that include a front latch extending forwardly and a back latch extending rearward. The front and back latches flex inwardly during slidable insertion of the cassette into a chassis and also flex inwardly during slidable removal of the cassette from a chassis. Each of the front and back latches includes a catch defining a portion that ramps away from the latch and a portion that ramps toward the latch for interacting with the chassis to cause the latches to flex during both insertion and removal.
A fiber optic ferrule includes a body extending from a first end to a second opposite end, with the body including an axial passage extending between the first and the second ends. The axial passage includes a first diameter portion having a diameter of at least 125 microns, a second diameter portion having a diameter of at least 250 microns and less than a diameter of a buffer, and a smooth and continuous transition between the first and the second diameter portions. The second diameter portion is positioned between the first diameter portion and the second end. The axial passage further defines a tapered shape at the second end extending inward from the second end toward the second diameter portion. In certain embodiments, another smooth and continuous transition can be provided between the taper shape and the second diameter portion. In certain embodiments, the axial passage is smooth and continuous between the first and the second ends of the body. A hub holds the ferrule. A method of assembling a terminated fiber optic cable is also provided.
A ripcord within a cable core is typically used to tear through an armor layer. The ripcord has its strength or ability to tear through the armor layer greatly improved by an applied heat treatment prior to being added to the cable core. The heat treatment homogenizes or normalizes the positioning of the fiber, yarn and strand twists within the ripcord, in a manner similar to an annealing process for metal or glass. The heat treatment may occur within an oven while the ripcord is loaded onto a spool. Alternatively, the heat treatment may occur in-line as the ripcord is being loaded onto the spool, or as the ripcord 10 is being fed from a spool into a cable manufacturing machine. The heat treatment is particularly well suited for polyester ripcords, which may be used to replace ripcords formed of aramid fibers.
Optical guiding elements are 3D printed on the ends of optical fibers. A multifiber connector includes fibers having 3D printed elements that are flush with the end face of the connector. The printed 3D element may be down-tapered for coupling between a single mode optical fiber and an optical chip waveguide. The cross-sectional shape of the 3D printed optical element may change along its length so as to more closely match to the mode field of a non-circular waveguide on the optical chip. The optical element may be printed with a gradient index. The optical element may be provided with an output face distal from the optical fiber that is not flat and which changes the divergence of the light passing therethrough.
The present disclosure relates to arrangements for sealing the ends of blown fiber tubes. The present disclosure also relates to arrangements for affixing blown fiber tubes to telecommunication housings. The telecommunication housing may have a base and a cover and a perimeter seal sealing between the base and cover. The telecommunication housing may also have a gel sealing arrangement sealing against the blown fiber tubes. The telecommunications may also have an anchoring bracket that attaches to the housing, and the blown fiber tube is affixed to the anchoring bracket to affix the blown fiber tube relative to the housing. A tube fixation base for attaching the blown fiber tube to the anchoring bracket.
A family of connectors to accommodate a single twisted pair of conductors is disclosed herein. The family of connectors includes a free connector, a fixed connector, and an adapter; the free and/or fixed connectors can be modified to accommodate the adapter configuration and/or modified to accommodate various patch cord configurations. In certain embodiments, the one or more of the family of connectors adopts an LC fiber optic style connector configuration and an LC fiber optic footprint configuration. In certain examples, one or more of the family of connectors adopts an LC fiber optic style connector configuration but in a footprint that is larger or smaller than the footprint of the LC fiber optic footprint. Other configurations may also be adopted.
A cable bracket with a base, two sets of blades extending up from the base; and a retaining tab extending from each blade. The retaining tab allowing a cable to be pressed into an interior area. The two sets of blades limiting longitudinal movement of the cable. The two sets of blades are insertable blades retained within at least a pair of sidewalls. The cable bracket may have an intermediate wall separating the pair of sidewalls into two cable receiving regions. The two sets of blades may be insertable blades inserted into two sets of slots through the pair of sidewalls and the intermediate wall.
First and second insulated conductors, which may include a dielectric tape located therebetween, pass from a first end to a second end of a bow of a twinner. The bow spins and helically twists the first and second insulated conductors. A fitting feeds an air flow stream into one of the first or second ends of the bow, so that the air travels through the bow. Alternatively, the bow can collect air through one or more slots as the bow spins. The air cushions the insulated conductors within the bow and reduces crushing of insulation layers of the insulated conductors due to centrifugal force. The air may optionally pass through plural through holes or nozzles in the bow and/or guides attached to the bow. The air may be at an ambient temperature, but may also be chilled to increase a compression modulus of the insulation layers.
D07B 3/02 - General-purpose machines or apparatus for producing twisted ropes or cables from component strands of the same or different material in which the supply reels rotate about the axis of the rope or cable
The present disclosure relates to fiber storage devices for storing extra length of optical fiber at the end of a primary length of optical fiber. The optical fiber storage devices can include configurations that allow for the managed field storage of optical fiber in a coiled or spooled configuration at a first date, and also allow for the stored optical fiber to be easily pulled from the coiled or spooled configuration at a later second date.
The present disclosure relates to ruggedized push-pull fiber optic connection system. The fiber optic connection system includes a push-pull connector that is adapted to be latched within and sealed with respect to a connector port.
A jacketed cable includes a first twisted pair formed by a first insulated conductor twisted with a second insulated conductor with a first dielectric tape residing therebetween. The first dielectric tape may foamed and/or include a plurality of through holes with sizes and spacings to tune impedance and/or balance a delay skew amongst multiple twisted pairs and/or reduce crushing of the first and second insulation layers of the first and second conductors. A method of manufacturing may optionally include heating or chilling the first dielectric tape and/or chilling the first and second insulated conductors prior to forming the first twisted pair to a temperature different from the ambient temperature, thereby tuning the impedance of the first twisted pair and/or adjust the delay skew of the first twisted pair relative to other twisted pairs and/or reduce crushing of the first and second insulation layers of the first and second conductors.
An optical fiber ribbon includes optical fibers bonded together at intermittent points at both the first major side and the second major side of the ribbon. The bonding points at the second major side of the ribbon do not align along the thickness of the ribbon with the bonding points at the first major side of the ribbon. In some examples, the bonding points are offset along the length of the ribbon. In other examples, the bonding points are offset along the width of the ribbon. The bonding points at the first and second side can be applied at the same bonding material application station or at a different bonding material application station.
A communications connection system includes an adapter module defining at least first and second ports and at least one media reading interface mounted at one of the ports. The first adapter module is configured to receive a fiber optic connector at each port. Some type of connectors may be formed as duplex connector arrangements. Some types of adapters may include ports without media reading interfaces. Some types of media reading interfaces include contact members having three contact sections.
The present disclosure relates to a holder for attaching an optical component to a structure such as a tray. The holder includes integrated first mounting features including end tabs and integrated second mounting features including dovetail projections.
Patch panel modules that can be mounted to a frame of an organizer of telecommunications equipment. In some examples, patch panel modules and fiber management tray support modules can be interchangeably mounted to module mounting locations defined by the frame.
CommScope Connectivity UK Limited (United Kingdom)
CommScope Technologies LLC (USA)
Inventor
Townend, Kevin David
Hulse, John Michael
Butler, Ian
Thomas, David
Polland, Joseph
Abstract
A network asset location system and methods of its use and operation are disclosed. In one aspect, the network asset location system includes a mobile application component executable on a mobile device including a camera and a display, the mobile application component configured to receive image data from the camera and display an image on the display based on the image data and overlay information identifying one or more network assets identifiable in the image data. The network asset location system also includes an asset management tracking engine configured to receive the image data and generate the overlay information including an identification of a location of at least one of the one or more network assets within the image.
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
G09G 5/377 - Details of the operation on graphic patterns for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns
An opening structure for receiving a telecommunications jack can include a main body defining a central passageway, a first attachment arrangement for securing a first jack type to the main body within the central passageway, a second attachment arrangement for securing a second jack type to the main body within the central passageway, and a third attachment arrangement for securing a third jack type to the main body within the central passageway, wherein the first, second, and third jack types have different connection arrangements for facilitating connection to an opening structure.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Metal cabinets specially adapted to protect
telecommunications equipment in the nature of fiber optic
cables; computer hardware for telecommunications; mounting
racks for telecommunications hardware.
A coupler couples a first connector with a second connector wherein each of the connectors is coupled to exactly two electrical conductors. Each coupler can be utilized in a shielded (e.g., metal) or non-shielded (e.g. non-metal) form as appropriate to a specific application. Each coupler includes exactly one pair of pin contacts, preferably with a square or rectangular cross-section. Each end of the pin contacts includes four tapered faces that join at a flattened apex and are configured to be received by the tuning fork contact of the connector. The pair of pin contacts are offset from one another and cross one another within the coupler to maintain electrical polarity as electricity travels from the tuning fork contacts of a first connector to the pin contacts of the coupler and onward to the tuning fork contacts of a second connector.
H01R 31/06 - Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
H01R 13/04 - Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
H01R 13/518 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
H01R 13/6583 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
H01R 24/20 - Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
H01R 43/26 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device
Management of optical fibers and optical fiber management trays. An add-on module can be selectively mounted to an optical fiber management tray based on specific fiber management needs. For example, the add-on module can conveniently store overlengths of output fibers from an optical signal splitter module mounted to the optical fiber management tray. The add-on module can be configured so as not to interfere with fiber storage and fiber routing on the optical fiber management tray even when the add-on module is mounted to the optical fiber management tray.
A high density coupling panel of the present disclosure presents a compact grouping of coupler wherein each of the couplers couples a first free connector with a second free connector wherein each of the free connectors is coupled to exactly two electrical conductors. The high density coupling panel can be manufactured in a shielded (e.g., metal) or non-shielded (e.g. non-metal) form as appropriate to a specific application. In the shielded configuration, a bonding strip is used to connect all metal components (e.g., shielded free connectors, shielded couplers, and metal panel of the high density coupling panel) to ground via a shielding tab.
H01R 13/518 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
H01R 13/6586 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules
H01R 13/6589 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts with wires separated by conductive housing parts
