Abstract: An electrical connector for terminating a plurality of line wires of communications cable which comprises a dielectric housing; a terminal insert, a contact subassembly and a wire fixture, and a polarisation circuit fully covered by the wire fixture it is in a closed or working position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel sealing device for sealing a passage of elongate parts through an opening. Such gel sealing device is preferably arranged in a housing used in telecommunication technology. The inventive gel sealing device comprises a gel sealing block (5) which provides a sealing section (22) through which the elongate parts (13) extend, wherein the gel sealing block (5) comprises an upper flange (11) and a lower flange (12) with a support section (11a, 12a, 12b) disposed therebetween. The upper and lower flanges (11, 12) sandwiches in direction of extension of the elongate parts (13), a gel inner ring (7) supported by said support section (2) and a gel outer ring (6, 10a) covering the gel inner ring (7) in a radial direction extending transverse to said extension direction. The gel inner ring (7) and the gel outer ring (6, 10a) are made of a gel sealing material, wherein the sealing section (22) is formed therebetween.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning means for a fibre optic connector assembly, a fibre optic connector assembly and a fibre termination unit comprising the positioning means through which manufacturing tolerances can be absorbed to provide an improved optical interconnection with a high signal transmission rate. The positioning means (1) comprises a receiving means (5) for receiving one of a jack assembly or plug assembly (2) and a stationary support (6) supporting said receiving means (5), wherein the receiving means (5) is displaceable to a certain extent relative to the stationary support (6) at least along one direction other than a connection direction for optically interconnecting the optical fibers allowing an alignment of the receivable jack or plug assembly (2) along the direction transversal to the connection direction. A spring loaded element (8) resiliently urges said receiving means (5) away from the support (6) in one embodiment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing for an optical fiber assembly allowing compact storage of optical fiber elements while still providing possibility to efficiently splice individual optical fiber elements. The housing of the invention is adapted to receive a first and a second loop (L1, L2) of an optical cable and comprises a first set of guiding means (46) defining a first plane (P1) for receiving the first loop (L1) and a second set of guiding means (28, 48, 56) defining a second plane (P2) for receiving the second loop (L2, 24), wherein the planes (P1, P2) are under a substantial angle.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical blanking plug for a telecommunications socket or jack. The blanking plug having at least one electrical conductor positioned on the body of the plug, which conductor on insertion of the plug into a telecommunications jack or socket electrically connects one or more terminals on the jack to short circuit and/or ground one or more electrical telecommunication circuits terminated at the jack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for splicing an optical fiber element (13, 23) of an optical cable (1, 2) reinforced with at least one strain relief fiber element (14, 24) and a splice effected by such method. In order to improve the strain resistance of the spliced optical cables (1, 2), the method according to the invention comprises the steps removing a jacket (11, 21) thereby exposing the optical fiber elements (13, 23) and the at least one strain relief fiber element (14, 24) of each of the two optical cables (1, 2) to be spliced, joining the optical fiber elements (13, 23) of the two optical cables (1, 2) to be spliced, providing a splicing sleeve (40) in such a way that it surrounds the joint of the two optical fiber elements (13, 23), attaching said splicing sleeve (40) against the circumferential surface of said optical cables (1, 2) thereby connecting the exposed strain relief fiber elements (14, 24) of the two optical cables (1, 2) to each other.

Abstract: An optical fibre network test device comprising an actuator that is manually operable, without manual handling of optical fibres, firstly to direct light from a light path of the optical network so that test equipment associated with the network can be operated to test the quality of the said light path, and secondly to return the light path to its previous state after completion of the test.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing, in particular for an optical fiber assembly with improved sealing characteristics comprising an housing upper body (38) and an housing lower body (2), upper and lower sealing pads (32; 42) made of a gel sealing material, each of said pads (32; 34) being received in a trough (12, 46) provided by the housing upper and lower body (2; 38), respectively, wherein between said upper and lower pads (38; 48) are adapted to seal an element (78), which can be introduced into said housing, wherein at least one of said pads (42) is held by a retaining device (44) which is elastically supported against one of said housing bodies (38) by means of a spring element (47) and wherein the other of said housing bodies and/or said retaining device (44) provides a contoured abutment surface (26; 70) for the assigned pad (32; 42).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an insert for an optical fiber assembly reliably retaining an optical cable by preventing an axial and rotational movement thereof and further to an optical fiber assembly using such an insert. The insert is provided for guiding a part of the optical cable (12) which comprises at least one optical fiber element (14) and being accommodated in a housing of the optical fiber assembly, wherein said part of the optical cable (12) has a cut-out portion (16) in which a jacket (10) of said optical cable (12) is partially removed, thereby exposing said at least one optical fiber element (14).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an insert for an optical fiber assembly through which an optical fiber element can be pulled out without damage. The insert is provided for guiding a part of the optical cable (2) which comprises at least one optical fiber element (3) and being accommodated in a housing of the optical fiber assembly, wherein said part of the optical cable (2) has a cut-out portion in which a jacket of said optical cable (2) is partially removed, thereby exposing said at least one optical fiber element (3). The insert (1) comprises an optical cable guidance means (4) for guiding said optical cable (2) across the insert (1); a recess (5) surrounding the exposed optical fiber element (3) and a bend element (6) arranged at an end portion of the recess (5) and projecting from the recess (5) in a curved manner.

Abstract: A hand tool for terminating and checking comprising a body which defines a means of storage of a connector to be terminated; an electrical checking module may be housed in the body, and is configured to electrically check the terminated connector when a connector pusher element is inserted in the terminated connector in the close or final position.

Abstract: The invention relates to an engagement member that is adapted to be fixed in a groove of a component and to a method for interconnecting two components via an engagement member. In order to provide an engagement member and a method, which provide for an easy assembly of the engagement member in the groove, whilst still providing sufficient forces for interconnecting the two components, the invention provides that the engagement member comprises a fastening pin that can be pushed into a cavity of one of the two components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable holder for guiding a plurality of computer-network cables, including a loop with an inner circumference at least partially adapted to provide a support for the cables. The loop is formed of a first leg and a second leg extending essentially parallel to each other and being interconnected at a proximal end segment of each of the first and the second leg via a yoke, and a closure section, arranged at a distal end segment of each of the first and the second leg. The closure section includes at least one flap which is arranged at the distal end segment of the first or the second leg and extends towards the opposing distal end segment of the second or the first leg, respectively. Further, the invention relates to a kit and a cable management system comprising the cable holder.

Abstract: Devices and methods for optical measurements in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks, e.g. like PON networks with splitters are described in which reflected power from some known reflections at the end of the lines is used to determine the attenuation and stability of the attenuation of each line. Also a reference reflection is used at the beginning of the network so that an absolute loss measurement between the points of reflection and the reference reflection can be made. In a further aspect wavelength selective stable reflections and reflectors are used, to provide reflections in a wavelength range that does not interfere with normal operation.

Abstract: An optical fibre transmission distribution assembly, wherein the assembly comprises at least a first splitter having a first split ratio of 1:x (where x is an integer) connected to optical drop cables leading to subscribers, and at least a second splitter having a second split ratio of 1:y (where y is an integer and is different from x), and transfer means whereby an optical drop cable connected to the first splitter can be transferred to receive split optical signals from the second splitter, thereby enabling the signal in the transferred drop cable to be further split by addition of a third splitter at a ratio of 1:p (where p is an integer), to provide p subscriber connection points each having a 1:p*y split ratio at the subscriber end of the transferred drop cable.

Abstract: An optical fibre distribution module (27) comprising at least one optical fibre organiser (100) for storing optical component (s) and/or fibre fed to/from the organiser, an array of optical fibre storage reels (29) attached to the said organiser and a plurality of optical connectors (24, 26), each reel storing a length of optical fibre having an end carried on the reel for optical connection with any selected one of the said connectors for making an optical connection with a respective optical circuit/component and/or fibre (s) on the said organiser.

Abstract: A reconfigurable passive optical component organiser (1) comprises a receiving surface (20,21,22) and restriction means (23,24,25,26,27). The receiving surface (20,21,22) comprises a plurality of relatively rigid regions hinged together and is reconfigurable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the receiving surface (20,21,22) is configured to be substantially planar and retain a loop of optical fibre. In the closed position the receiving surface (20,21,21) is non-planar and substantially encloses said loop of fibre. The restriction means (23,24,25,26,27) act to prevent reconfiguration of the receiving surface (20,21,22) to the closed position bending the loop of fibre beyond the minimum bend radius of the loop of optical fibre.

Abstract: An optical fibre coupling device and a method are disclosed. The optical fibre coupling device includes a first patch strip having a first plurality of optical fibre connectors arranged along a face of the first patch strip and a second patch strip having a second plurality of optical fibre connectors arranged along a face of the second patch strip. The first and second patch strips are in a stacked arrangement where the second plurality of optical fibre connectors is offset from the first plurality of optical fibre connectors in a first and a second direction transverse to a stacking direction. The offsetting improves access to the individual optical fibre connectors which assists an operative when managing or maintaining optical fibre connections and helps to reduce the likelihood of fatigue or failure since adjacent optical fibre connections are undisturbed during this process and the optical fibre connections may be easily accessed without needing to move or manipulate adjacent patch strips.

Abstract: An optical fibre organiser tray (12) especially a splice tray, movable between a storage position and an access position, in which there are provided resilient biasing means (60, 61) operable to urge the organiser tray to adopt one of at least two stable states one being the said storage position and the other being the said access position.