Patent ID: 11860432
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 27:
28. An adjustable fixation assembly for fixing a fiber optic sheath, the assembly comprising:
a holder, the holder including a body defining a seat for the fiber optic sheath, and including a first coupler and a pair of gripper arms, the pair of gripper arms extending from the body; and
a receptacle, the receptacle including:
a second coupler adapted to cooperate with the first coupler to connect the holder and the receptacle at a plurality of positions along a first axis; and
a pair of walls, the walls having ramped portions adapted to engage the gripper arms to flex the gripper arms towards each other as the holder is axially advanced in the receptacle,

wherein the holder comprises a first member and a second member pivotally coupled to each other with a hinge, the holder having a holding configuration in which the gripper arms oppose each other and are positioned to grip a fiber optic sheath, and a loading position in which the fiber optic sheath is loaded into the holder, wherein the holder is moveable between the holding configuration and the loading configuration by operation of the hinge.