US 12,189,191 B2
Cable sealing device, cable termination and attaching device
Dirk Kempeneers, Aarschot (BE); Bart Vos, Geel (BE); Kristof Vastmans, Boutersem (BE); Danny Willy August Verheyden, Gelrode (BE); and Jos Paul G. Vandepoel, Halen (BE)
Assigned to CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed by CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,887.
Application 18/151,887 is a continuation of application No. 16/840,712, filed on Apr. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,550,105.
Application 16/840,712 is a continuation of application No. 16/113,142, filed on Aug. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,613,278, issued on Apr. 8, 2020.
Application 16/113,142 is a continuation of application No. 15/613,754, filed on Jun. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,061,091, issued on Aug. 28, 2018.
Application 15/613,754 is a continuation of application No. 14/543,181, filed on Nov. 17, 2014, granted, now 9,671,569, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 14/543,181 is a continuation of application No. 13/575,899, granted, now 8,917,967, issued on Dec. 23, 2014, previously published as PCT/EP2011/050606, filed on Jan. 18, 2011.
Claims priority of application No. 10000930 (EP), filed on Jan. 29, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258880 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H02G 3/22 (2006.01); H02G 15/007 (2006.01); H02G 15/013 (2006.01); G02B 6/54 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3888 (2021.05) [G02B 6/3894 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H02G 3/22 (2013.01); H02G 15/007 (2013.01); H02G 15/013 (2013.01); G02B 6/38875 (2021.05); G02B 6/545 (2023.05)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fiber optic retaining assembly comprising:
a wall defining a through-hole having an inner surface;
a connector terminating an end of a fiber optic cable forming a connectorized cable; and
a sealing device configured to retain the connectorized cable at least partially within the through-hole, the sealing device including:
a first member secured at least partially within the through-hole and having an opening allowing the connectorized cable to extend therethrough;
a second member disposed at least partially within the through-hole proximate the first member, the second member formed substantially of a sleeve having a cylindrical shape with a first end and an opposite second end allowing the connectorized cable to extend therethrough, the first end including one or more axial projections and the second end including a flange, wherein the one or more axial projections are elastic in a radial direction, and wherein when the one or more axial projections are engaged with the first member, the sealing device is secured to the connectorized cable; and
an outer seal ring contacting the inner surface of the through-hole.