Telecommunications connection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019154940-A1
Application number	US-201816193493-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 16, 2018
Priority date	Jun 7, 2013
Publication date	May 23, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications connection device. The device including a housing, a plurality of single-fiber connectorized pigtails that extend outwardly from the housing and a multi-fiber connectorized pigtail that extends outwardly from the housing. The multi-fiber connectorized pigtail can be optically coupled with the single fiber connectorized pigtails. The device can include optical fibers routed from the multi-fiber connectorized pigtail through the housing to the single-fiber connectorized pigtails. The single-fiber connectorized pigtails can be more flexible than the multi-fiber connectorized pigtail.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . A telecommunications connection device comprising:
a first ruggedized connector; a first cable including at least one optical fiber, the first cable being terminated by the first ruggedized connector; a plurality of second ruggedized connectors, the second ruggedized connectors being multi-fiber connectors; a plurality of second cables, each second multi-fiber cable including at least two optical fibers, each of the second cables being terminated by one of the second ruggedized connectors; a transition between the first cable and the second cables; and a breakout housing surrounding the transition, the breakout housing having a flexible construction.

3 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein each second cable is a two-fiber cable.

4 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein each second ruggedized connector has two ferrules.

5 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 4 , wherein each second ruggedized connector includes an ODC connector.

6 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein each second ruggedized connector includes a coupling element including a threaded coupler or a bayonet-style coupler.

7 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein each second cable includes cable strength members.

8 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 7 , wherein the cable strength members includes Aramid yarn.

9 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 7 , wherein the cable strength members are anchored to the breakout housing.

10 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein the first cable includes a strength element.

11 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 10 , wherein the strength element provides both tensile and compressive reinforcement.

12 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 10 , wherein the strength element is anchored to the breakout housing.

13 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein the second cables are more flexible than the first cable.

14 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein the first ruggedized connector is a multi-fiber connector and the first cable is a multi-fiber cable.

15 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 14 , wherein each second cable includes fewer optical fibers than the first cable.

16 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 14 , wherein the first cable includes twelve optical fibers.

17 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 16 , wherein the first cable includes a twelve optical fiber ribbon.

18 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein the transition includes a mass fusion splice.

19 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein the first cable includes two optical fibers.

20 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein the second cables are a same length.

21 . The telecommunications connection device of claim 2 , wherein each of the second cables is longer than the first cable.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Kowalczyk Scott C
• Zimmel Steven C
• Brandt James J
• Bran De Leon Oscar Fernando
• Gronvall Erik J
• Smith Trevor D
• Lu Yu
• Anderson David J

Classifications

• G02B6/3849

  using mechanical protective elements, e.g. caps, hoods, sealing membranes (G02B6/3816 takes precedence; provisionally see H01R13/44) · CPC title

• G02B6/4285

  Optical modules characterised by a connectorised pigtail · CPC title

• G02B6/3894

  Screw-lock type · CPC title

• G02B6/3885

  Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type (optical ribbon cable G02B6/4403, G02B6/448) · CPC title

• G02B6/4472 Primary

  Manifolds · CPC title