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

Claim 6:
7. A fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
a fiber optic cable including a cable jacket and at least one optical fiber protected by the cable jacket, the cable jacket defining at least one access notch that extends along a length of the cable jacket for facilitating tearing the cable jacket to access the optical fiber, the cable jacket including a jacket end portion and the optical fiber including a fiber end portion that projects beyond the jacket end portion;
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; and
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 includes a first section adjacent the first end of the transition tube and a second section adjacent the second end of the transition tube, wherein the passage of the transition tube has a cross-sectional area, wherein the cross-sectional area of the passage is larger in the first section of the transition tube than in the second section of the transition tube, wherein the jacket end portion is received within the first section of the transition tube, wherein a gradual size transition is provided within the passage between the first section and the second section, wherein the gradual size transition has transition surfaces that are angled relative to one another such that the transition surfaces gradually converge as the transition surfaces extend toward the second end of the transition tube, wherein the transition surfaces form a funnel for guiding the fiber end portion from the first section of the transition tube to the second section of the transition tube during insertion of the fiber optic cable into the transition tube, and wherein the transition tube includes outer flanges that extend around the exterior of the first section of the transition tube adjacent the first end of the transition tube, the flanges including first and second flanges separated by a gap adapted for receiving a cable tie.