Patent ID: 8515233
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An adapter for positioning a connector connected to one end of a cable, said connector being located at one end of a conduit through which said cable has been pulled, said adapter comprising: a rigid tubular sleeve; a rigid end plate formed at one end of the rigid tubular sleeve and extending beyond the rigid tubular sleeve to form a flange, said rigid end plate having a flat outer surface and a flat under surface; a first slot formed in said rigid tubular sleeve and extending the full length of said sleeve; and a second slot formed in said rigid end plate and aligned with the first slot to form a full length aperture, said second slot extending through the rigid end plate past a centerline of the tubular sleeve; wherein the cable and the connector may be positioned through the aperture and into the rigid tubular sleeve of said adapter, the connector may be connected to the outer surface of the rigid end plate of said adapter, and the rigid tubular sleeve of said adapter may be inserted into the conduit such that the under surface of the rigid end plate engages the conduit.