Patent ID: 7665902
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modified pre-ferrulized cable assembly that facilitates installation of an optical fiber communication cable through a cable guide, the modified pre-ferrulized cable assembly having a substantially rigid portion and comprising: a communication cable having a free, front end, said communication cable comprising at least one cable sheath coaxially surrounding an optical fiber; a semi-finished connector in communicative contact with said optical fiber, the semi-finished connector including a connecting element that fixedly surrounds said free, front end of said communication cable, the semi-finished connector at least partly defining a substantially rigid portion of the pre-ferrulized cable assembly; and a plug assembly that is secured to the communication cable and/or the semi-finished connector, said plug assembly comprising a suction plug; wherein, after said plug assembly is removed, said connecting element can be mechanically connected to a complementary connector to form a completed communication connector; wherein said pre-ferrulized cable assembly is capable of passing through a cable guide bend defining a bend radius that is less than the predicted minimum bend radius R wherein,