US 12,353,021 B2
Retrofit cover for fiber optic cable connection
Jonathon Randall Olszewski, Elyria, OH (US); John Lewis Hornsby, Ravenna, OH (US); and Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk, Madison, OH (US)
Assigned to PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO., Mayfield Village, OH (US)
Appl. No. 17/797,870
Filed by PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO., Mayfield Village, OH (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/023228
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 5, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/188099, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066571 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3849 (2013.01) [G02B 6/358 (2013.01); G02B 6/3879 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cover for a fiber optic cable connection, the cover comprising:
a cap portion comprising:
a first housing portion having a first housing wall; and
a second housing portion having a second housing wall;
a union portion having a union wall defining a union opening, the union portion configured to receive the first housing portion and the second housing portion within the union opening to couple the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a closed position wherein the first housing wall and the second housing wall define a housing opening, the union portion having a mating end shoulder located within an interior of the union portion; and
a sealing assembly configured to be received within the housing opening and having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a sealing opening configured to receive a fiber optic cable associated with the fiber optic cable connection, the outer surface configured to contact the first housing wall, the second housing wall, and the union wall when the sealing assembly is received within the housing opening, and the outer surface being compressed against the mating end shoulder.