US 12,265,265 B2
Connectors for micro-duct terminations of fiber optic cable
Peter A. Carapella, Fayetteville, NY (US); Noah Montena, Syracuse, NY (US); and William Crawford, Syracuse, NY (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/085,438.
Application 18/085,438 is a continuation of application No. 17/190,247, filed on Mar. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,531,167.
Application 17/190,247 is a continuation of application No. 16/519,871, filed on Jul. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,935,734, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/519,871 is a continuation of application No. 15/949,466, filed on Apr. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,359,580, issued on Jul. 23, 2019.
Application 15/949,466 is a continuation of application No. 15/054,121, filed on Feb. 25, 2016, granted, now 9,946,036, issued on Apr. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/241,134, filed on Oct. 13, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/120,823, filed on Feb. 25, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0134340 A1, May 4, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3825 (2013.01) [G02B 6/387 (2013.01); G02B 6/3888 (2021.05); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4446 (2013.01); G02B 6/3816 (2013.01); G02B 6/4441 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical fiber feed-through connector for optically coupling an end portion of an optical fiber cable with a non-feed-through optical fiber connector comprising:
a feed-through duct engaging portion configured to move between a first position, where the feed-through duct engaging portion is configured to receive a free end portion of a duct shaped so as to allow an end portion of an optical fiber cable to be pushed or pulled through the duct, and a second position, where the feed-through duct engaging portion is configured to be compressed around the free end portion of the duct, the feed-through engaging portion being configured to permit the end portion of the optical fiber cable to be slidingly fed through both the duct and the feed-through duct engaging portion in the first position and the second position;
a feed-through housing portion configured to be operatively coupled to the feed-through duct engaging portion so as to allow the end portion of the optical fiber cable to be pushed or pulled through the feed-through housing portion;
wherein the feed-through duct engaging portion and the feed-through housing portion are configured to allow the end portion of the optical fiber cable to be optically coupled with a non-feed-through optical fiber connector after the end portion of the optical fiber cable has been pushed or pulled through the duct; and
wherein the feed-through duct engaging portion and the feed-through housing portion are configured to permit the optical fiber cable to be pushed or pulled through the duct and the feed-through housing portion after the feed-through duct engaging portion is operatively coupled to the feed-through housing portion.