Abstract: A fiber optic cassette may include a cassette portion comprising a plurality of optic fiber receptacles arranged along a front thereof and a multifiber receptacle along a back thereof opposite the first end, the front and back defining a cable assembly receiving region there between, and a plurality of optic fibers. Each of the optic fibers may be terminated at a first end by one of the receptacles and all of the plurality of optic fibers terminated at a second end the multifiber receptacle. In an embodiment, a casing may be molded over a middle portion of each of the plurality of optic fibers and received within the cable assembly receiving region. In a particular embodiment, the cassette may be reversible and may comprise a reversible securing portion that is configured to be secured on either side of the cassette portion.

Abstract: A bend limiter configured to prevent a fiber optic cable from bending beyond a minimum bend radius includes: a base that may extend in a longitudinal direction; first and second cable coupling portions at ends of the base; and a wall that may extend in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The wall may include segmented portions and may be configured to bend until facing surfaces of adjacent ones of the segmented portions contact one another; and the length of the base and an angle of a first notch between the adjacent segmented portions may be structurally configured to permit the wall to freely bend at any angle until the facing surfaces of the adjacent segmented portions engage one another to prevent a cable received by the cable coupling portions from bending past its minimum bend radius so as to mitigate signal degradation.

Abstract: There is disclosed a fiber optic cassette comprising a cassette body comprising a plurality of optic fiber receptacles arranged along a front thereof and a multifiber receptacle along a back thereof opposite the first end, the front and back defining a cable assembly receiving region there between, and a plurality of optic fibers. Each of the optic fibers terminated at a first end by one of the receptacles and all of the plurality of optic fibers terminated at a second end the multifiber receptacle. In an embodiment a casing is molded over a middle portion of each of the plurality of optic fibers and received within the cable assembly receiving region. In a particular embodiment the cassette is reversible and comprises a reversible securing element which is secureable on either side of the cassette body.

Abstract: A duplex fiber optic connector may have a body portion with a cable holding portion. A connector coupling portion may couple the body portion with a body portion of a second same duplex fiber optic connector to provide a quad fiber optic connector. The cable holding portion may include a first cable holding portion a second cable holding portion that respectively hold first and second fiber optic cables. The first cable holding portion and the second cable holding portion may define a top wall portion of the body portion and a bottom wall portion of the body portion. The connector coupling portion may couple the body portion such that the bottom wall portion faces a bottom wall portion of the second same duplex connector and the second same duplex connector is prevented from being separated from the body portion in a direction away from the bottom wall portion so as to enhance installation and cable management.

Abstract: An anchor structurally configured to enhance pulling of a cable during installation may include a cable coupling portion configured to grip a cable. The cable coupling portion may include a body portion and a gripping portion, the body portion may include a cable receiving portion structurally configured to permit a cable to pass through the body portion, and the gripping portion may be structurally configured to engage a cable received in the cable receiving portion. The gripping portion may be structurally configured to engage at least a portion of an outer surface of a jacket of a cable received in the cable receiving portion such that the cable coupling portion is configured to transfer a pulling force applied to the cable coupling portion by a coupled pulling carrier to the cable so as to enhance pulling of the cable during installation of the cable.

Abstract: A cable adapter may include a body portion configured to include a cable receiving portion and a cable gripping portion. The cable receiving portion may include a longitudinal bore extending from a first end of the body portion to a second end of the body portion, and the cable receiving portion may be configured to receive a portion of a cable from a lateral side of the body portion. The body portion may be structurally configured to engage a grooved portion of an outer surface of a jacket of a cable, and wherein the body portion is configured to receive a gripping portion of a component of a telecommunications network, such that the body portion is structurally configured to augment an outer diameter of a cable received in the cable receiving portion such that the cable is configured to be coupled with the component at an opening of the component having a diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the cable so as to provide enhanced attachment of the cable to the component.

Abstract: A fiber optic cassette may include a cable portion including an arrangement of optical fibers and a substrate portion configured to support the arrangement of optical fibers, and a body portion configured to receive the cable portion. The optical fibers may each include a first fiber end portion that is configured to stand free of the substrate and a second fiber end portion that is configured to stand free of a second end of the substrate opposite the first substrate end. The first fiber end portion may be configured to be at least partially covered by a protective portion and the second fiber end portion may be configured to be at least partially covered by a cover portion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a fiber optic cassette comprising a cassette body comprising a plurality of optic fiber receptacles arranged along a front thereof and a multifiber receptacle along a back thereof opposite the first end, the front and back defining a cable assembly receiving region there between, and a plurality of optic fibers. Each of the optic fibers terminated at a first end by one of the receptacles and all of the plurality of optic fibers terminated at a second end the multifiber receptacle. In an embodiment a casing is molded over a middle portion of each of the plurality of optic fibers and received within the cable assembly receiving region. In a particular embodiment the cassette is reversible and comprises a reversible securing element which is secureable on either side of the cassette body.

Abstract: A system and puller for pulling an optic cable having reinforcing strands, system comprising a collar secured to the cable reinforcing strands and a puller comprising a housing slideable along the cable to abut the collar and a pulling wire attached to the housing for pulling the collar and cable.

Abstract: A plug assembly comprising at least one elongate ferrule terminating an one optic fiber and arranged in parallel to an actuating axis, a plug housing the ferrule and such that an end of the ferrule is exposed at a forward end thereof, the forward end configured for insertion into a receptacle, an elongate release lever for releasably securing the plug housing to the receptacle, the lever comprising a first end fixed to the plug housing towards the forward end and a flexible free end, and an actuating assembly cooperating with the flexible free end and rotatable about the actuating axis between a position where the flexible free end is positioned spaced from the housing and a position where the flexible free end is positioned immediately adjacent the housing.

Abstract: An assembly comprises an optic cable comprising a plurality of optic fiber subunits each comprising at least one optic fiber encased in a fiber jacket and a plurality of aramid strands is disclosed. The assembly further comprises one or more blocks comprising a passage ways for receiving the optic fiber subunits and maintaining adjacent ones of the optic fiber subunits at a predetermined spacing. A housing is molded over the open end of the cable jacket, the aramid strands and the first end of the at least one block. A method of overmolding a transition between an optic fiber cable and a furcation jacketing is also disclosed wherein a mold comprises ribs arranged at right angles to an axis of the mold and such that aramid strands are prevented during injecting from reaching a surface of the mold.

Abstract: A plug assembly comprising at least one elongate ferrule terminating an one optic fiber and arranged in parallel to an actuating axis, a plug housing the ferrule and such that an end of the ferrule is exposed at a forward end thereof, the forward end configured for insertion into a receptacle, an elongate release lever for releasably securing the plug housing to the receptacle, the lever comprising a first end fixed to the plug housing towards the forward end and a flexible free end, and an actuating assembly cooperating with the flexible free end and rotatable about the actuating axis between a position where the flexible free end is positioned spaced from the housing and a position where the flexible free end is positioned immediately adjacent the housing.

Abstract: A system and puller for pulling an optic cable having reinforcing strands, system comprising a collar secured to the cable reinforcing strands and a puller comprising a housing slideable along the cable to abut the collar and a pulling wire attached to the housing for pulling the collar and cable.

Abstract: An assembly comprises an optic cable comprising a plurality of optic fiber subunits each comprising at least one optic fiber encased in a fiber jacket and a plurality of aramid strands is disclosed. The assembly further comprises one or more blocks comprising a passage ways for receiving the optic fiber subunits and maintaining adjacent ones of the optic fiber subunits at a predetermined spacing. A housing is moulded over the open end of the cable jacket, the aramid strands and the first end of the at least one block. A method of overmoulding a transition between an optic fiber cable and a furcation jacketing is also disclosed wherein a mould comprises ribs arranged at right angles to an axis of the mould and such that aramid strands are prevented during injecting from reaching a surface of the mould.

Abstract: A connector assembly for reversibly terminating a fiber optic cable comprising an optical fiber stub and an actuator illustratively configured for sliding along a path between a first position and a second position which illustratively serves to move one or more anvils thereby mechanically clamping the fiber optic cable proximate to the optical fiber stub.

Abstract: A connector assembly for reversibly terminating a fiber optic cable comprising an optical fiber stub and an actuator illustratively configured for sliding along a path between a first position and a second position which illustratively serves to move one or more anvils thereby mechanically clamping the fiber optic cable proximate to the optical fiber stub.

Abstract: A connector assembly for reversibly terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing having a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis. An elongate member having a groove extending along a surface thereof is provided within the cavity. An end portion of the fiber is aligned with a fiber stub within the groove such that the stub's splicing face is positioned opposite the fiber's splicing face. A splice anvil is mounted about the member with the anvil's clamping surface overlapping the abutting stub and fiber splicing faces. The clamping mechanism comprises step surfaces arranged along the member's surface adjacent the groove. When the anvil is moved from the released position to the clamped position, the anvil's inner surface is moved along the step surfaces in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis towards the groove, the anvil's clamping surface bringing a clamping force to bear on the abutting fiber and fiber stub.

Abstract: A connector assembly for reversibly terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing having a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis. An elongate member having a groove extending along a surface thereof is provided within the cavity. An end portion of the fiber is aligned with a fiber stub within the groove such that the stub's splicing face is positioned opposite the fiber's splicing face. A splice anvil is positioned adjacent the member's surface with the anvil's clamping surface overlapping the abutting stub and fiber splicing faces. The clamping mechanism comprises an actuator slideably mounted about the member for movement between a released position and a clamping position in which the inner surface of the actuator displaces the anvil in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and towards the member's surface, the anvil's clamping surface thus bringing a clamping force to bear on the abutting fiber and fiber stub.

Abstract: A connector for reversibly terminating a cable comprising a buffer cladding surrounding an optical fiber wherein an end portion of the cable is exposed to reveal the optical fiber. The connector comprises a clamping assembly comprising a splice anvil comprising a fiber clamping surface positioned facing a member surface and overlapping a stub splicing face and an optical fiber splicing face. The clamping assembly is adapted for opening by applying a tangential force to the splice anvil, illustratively through engaging an actuating boss with a tool inserted through the opening and applying a force to the actuating boss such that the clamping surface is moved away from the member surface against a spring.

Abstract: A connector for reversibly terminating a cable comprising a buffer cladding surrounding an optical fiber wherein an end portion of the cable is exposed to reveal the optical fiber. The connector comprises a clamping assembly comprising a splice anvil comprising a fiber clamping surface positioned facing a member surface and overlapping a stub splicing face and an optical fiber splicing face. The clamping assembly is adapted for opening by applying a tangential force to the splice anvil, illustratively through engaging an actuating boss with a tool inserted through the opening and applying a force to the actuating boss such that the clamping surface is moved away from the member surface against a spring.