Patent ID: 6466727
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A holder for retaining a plurality of fiber optic wires, comprising a unitary molded member molded from a conductive silicone material, the unitary molded member having a first portion provided with a recess formed therein, a second portion having a pair of circumferentially-spaced radially-extending protrusions formed thereon, and a third intermediate flexible portion connecting the first and second portions, such that the second portion of the unitary molded member may be folded back upon itself, and such that the circumferentially-spaced radially-projecting protrusions on the second portion of the unitary molded member may be received within the recess in the first portion of the unitary molded member, thereby releasably retaining the first and second portions of the unitary molded member together, such that the unitary molded member has a folded releasably-locked position, and means for retaining the plurality of fiber optic wires in the releasably-locked position of the unitary molded member, transversely thereof.