Patent ID: 7494284
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly, comprising: a housing having an opening at a first end and an interior space between the first end and a second end opposite the first end; and a bundled cable having an optic fiber, a cable filament, and a cable jacket at least partially around the optic fiber and the cable filament, an end of the cable jacket being proximate to the opening of the housing, wherein the cable filament and the optic fiber extend from the end of the cable jacket into the interior space of the housing, and wherein the optic fiber is longitudinally movable in the interior space relative to the housing, and further wherein the housing further includes an anchor extending from an internal surface of the housing, and wherein the cable filament wraps around at least a portion of the anchor and extends through the opening to be external to the housing.