Patent ID: 8303193
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A monolithic retention body for securing a fiber optic cable, the retention body comprising: a passage extending through the retention body and defining a front end opening and a rear end opening on opposites ends of the retention body, the passage being defined by an interior wall that tapers along at least a portion of the length of the passage, wherein an end portion of a fiber optic cable fits with an interference fit against the interior wall in at least two locations to define a buckling chamber and at least one bonding chamber, the end portion of the fiber optic cable having a portion of a cable jacket removed and a portion of a strength element removed, the buckling chamber being disposed closer to the front end opening and the at least one bonding chamber being disposed closer to the rear end opening, the bonding chamber including a first orifice for injecting a bonding agent into the bonding chamber.