Abstract: Advantageous optical fiber harnessing members for connector assemblies and related methods of use are provided. The present disclosure provides improved harnessing members configured to provide bend control of optical fibers in connector assemblies, and related methods of use. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of internal harnessing members configured to provide bend control of optical fibers in duplex or quad uniboot connector assemblies. Disclosed herein are advantageous harnessing members providing bend control of optical fibers in connector assemblies (e.g., duplex or quad uniboot connector assemblies), thereby allowing optical fiber cable (e.g., light-construction cable, such as coated fiber with a 250 ?m diameter) to be successfully and reliably deployed in such connector assemblies.

Abstract: Advantageous optical fiber harnessing members for connector assemblies and related methods of use are provided. The present disclosure provides improved harnessing members configured to provide bend control of optical fibers in connector assemblies, and related methods of use. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of internal harnessing members configured to provide bend control of optical fibers in duplex or quad uniboot connector assemblies. Disclosed herein are advantageous harnessing members providing bend control of optical fibers in connector assemblies (e.g., duplex or quad uniboot connector assemblies), thereby allowing optical fiber cable (e.g., light-construction cable, such as coated fiber with a 250 ?m diameter) to be successfully and reliably deployed in such connector assemblies.

Abstract: A head for a trenching axe has a central eye portion with an eye opening for joining a handle to extend in a first direction and a height in the first direction, a grubbing blade joined to the eye portion, extending away from the eye portion, and having a cutting edge on an end away from the eye portion, the cutting edge facing in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, a first sidewall joined to the grubbing blade along a portion of a first long edge of the grubbing blade, and a second sidewall joined to the grubbing blade along a portion of a second long edge of the blade, the first and second sidewalls each presenting a sharpened edge at substantially a right angle to the cutting edge of the grubbing blade, and a back wall joined to the grubbing blade and the first and second sidewalls, the sidewalls, the grubbing blade and the back wall forming a pocket open toward the cutting edge of the grubbing blade.

Abstract: A digging apparatus has a blade end and a handle having a central axis mounted to the blade end. The blade end has at least one substantially planar interface area for a user's foot substantially orthogonal to the central axis of the handle, the interface area equal to or greater than six square inches.