US 12,169,320 B2
Optical fiber splice closure and method of joining fiber optic cables
Christian Cousineau, Sherrington (CA); Louis-Phillippe Potvin, Mount-Sainte Hilaire (CA); and Michel Parent, La Prairie (CA)
Assigned to BCE Inc., Verdun (CA)
Appl. No. 17/781,023
Filed by BCE INC., Verdun (CA)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/051631
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/102586, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/941,978, filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0413247 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/25 (2006.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4477 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3801 (2013.01); G02B 6/3806 (2013.01); G02B 6/4454 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/44765 (2023.05); G02B 6/44785 (2023.05); G02B 6/25 (2013.01); G02B 6/255 (2013.01); G02B 6/2558 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A strain relief assembly for securing first and second fiber optic cables, each fiber optic cable comprising an optical fiber, a strength member, and an outer sheath enclosing the optical fiber and the strength member, the strain relief assembly comprising:
a bracket;
a first outer pliable tab coupled with the bracket for securing and locking in position the outer sheath of the first fiber optic cable;
a second outer pliable tab coupled with the bracket for securing and locking in position the outer sheath of the second fiber optic cable; and
at least one inner pliable tab coupled with the bracket for securing and locking in position the strength members of the first and second fiber optic cables along lengths thereof where the outer sheaths have been removed;
wherein the at least one inner pliable tab is arranged closer to a center along a longitudinal length of the bracket than the first and second outer pliable tabs.