Optical fiber cable joint
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Mar 21, 1989
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Mar 1, 1988
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Mar 2, 1987
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A joint between two different types of optical fiber cables, the tension and compression stresses to which the cables are subjected being withstood in one of the cables by a centrally disposed armor having the optical fibers therearound and in the other of the cables by an armor surrounding the optical fibers. The joint includes a plate with a central opening, a plurality of spaced second openings around and spaced from the central opening and a plurality of spaced third openings around and spaced from the second openings, the central armor being secured in the central opening, the armor of the other cable being secured in the third openings and the optical fibers of one of the cables extending through the second openings and being connected to the optical fibers of the other cable. A protective body extends from one cable to the other and encloses the plate, the securing devices, the connections and the portions of the armors and the fibers intermediate the cables.
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