Patent ID: 6953287

Claim:
An anchored fiber optic cable and housing assembly, comprising: a fiber optic cable comprising a strength member and a jacket around said strength member, wherein said cable includes a first end and a second end; an anchor mounted on said cable at said first end, said anchor including an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, wherein said strength member includes a first end at said first end of said cable structurally engaged with said anchor, wherein sad strength member extends from within said jacket at said first end of said cable, over said jacket towards said second end of said cable, between said jacket and said anchor outer sleeve and a housing, said housing comprising an anchor cavity and a cable inlet and an optical fiber outlet, said anchor cavity comprising a first shoulder and second shoulder for engaging with said anchor, wherein, said anchor is mounted in said housing cavity between said first shoulder and second shoulder and said cable extends through said cable inlet, and wherein said anchor cavity first shoulder is engaged with said anchor to prevent said anchor from exiting said housing through said cable inlet, and wherein said anchor cavity second shoulder is engaged with said anchor to prevent said anchor from exiting said housing through said optical fiber outlet.