Patent ID: 11934006
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:
a cable including an optical fiber extending axially along a central axis from a proximal end of the cable to a distal end of the cable, the proximal end of the cable and the distal end of the cable being configured differently from each other with the distal end of the cable including a component of a fiber optic connector, an outer jacket of the cable having different thicknesses in cross-section to the central axis; and
a spool,
wherein the cable is configured such that the distal end of the cable is distally advanceable by a minimum advancing distance through an axially extending conduit having a minimum inner transverse width that is greater than a maximum outer transverse width of the cable by pushing the cable in a direction towards the distal end of the cable; and
wherein a portion of the cable that is distal of the proximal end of the cable and proximal of the distal end of the cable is spooled around the spool, the portion of the cable including each of the thicknesses extending along the central axis at least 5 meters.