Patent ID: 11953745
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A fiber optic assembly comprising:
an enclosure defining a cable entrance/exit location at which a gel block is located;
a fiber optic cable including a cable jacket and at least one optical fiber protected by the cable jacket, the cable jacket including a jacket end portion and the optical fiber including a fiber end portion that projects beyond the jacket end portion; and
a transition tube having a length that extends between first and second ends of the transition tube, the transition tube defining a passage that extends through the length of the transition tube between the first and second ends of the transition tube, the cable jacket extending into the passage of the transition tube through the first end of the transition tube, the jacket end portion being adhesively bonded and sealed within the passage of the transition tube, and the fiber end portion exiting the transition tube at the second end of the transition tube, wherein the transition tube is adapted to extend at least partially through the gel block to route the optical fiber into the enclosure while preventing contact between the gel block and the cable jacket, and wherein the gel block is configured to seal about the transition tube.