Patent ID: 11914210
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A fiber optic assembly comprising:
a housing extending between a first end and a second end along a central axis, the first end including an opening and the second end including at least a second opening, the housing defining a cavity between the first end and the second end, the housing defining a pair of opposing walls and a catch on each of the opposing walls adjacent the first end configured to engage a cable anchor;
the cable anchor including a housing attachment portion, a jacket attachment portion, and a passage, the housing attachment portion mounted within the first opening of the housing, wherein the cable anchor extends between a first end and a second end, the jacket attachment portion of the cable anchor extending from the first end to a flange configured to abut the housing, and wherein the housing attachment portion of the cable anchor includes a latch extending from the flange to the second end, the latch formed from a pair of cantilevered arms that include free ends at the second end with latching elements, wherein the latching elements are configured to engage the catches defined on the opposing walls of the housing as the cable anchor is inserted into the cavity of the housing; and
a main fiber optic cable structure including a main jacket surrounding a collectively jacketed portion of a plurality of optical fibers, the main jacket of the main fiber optic cable structure secured to the jacket attachment portion of the cable anchor;
wherein the plurality of optical fibers each respectively continuously extend through the main jacket, the passage of the cable anchor, and the cavity of the housing.