Patent ID: 6139193
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
Device for connecting at least two multiwire cables (1, 2) in which each wire of a cable disposed upstream is connected to a wire of a cable disposed downstream by a connection means, characterized in that:it is composed of a drum (3) and two means (4) for securing the wire bundles of the cables to be connected,said securing means (4) are positioned on either side of the drum (3) overall in symmetrical manner and substantially on the same axis as said drum (3),the drum (3) bears, at regularly distributed points near its periphery, means (30) for positioning said connection means,these positioning means (30) are mounted to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the drum (3), either by rotation means supporting this drum (3), or by at least one ring (33, 34) mounted to rotate with respect to the drum (3),with the result that the wires maintained by the securing means (4) and disposed in a connection means borne by the drum (3), form on either side of the drum two conical laps of wires having a securing means (4) for focus, and these connection means are accessible one after the other by simple rotation of their positioning means (30) about the longitudinal axis of the drum (3).