US 12,461,315 B2
Coupling fiber optic strands by aligning the ends of the fiber optic strands
Ricky Perry, Cumming, GA (US); and Julie Lorentzen, Dublin, CA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/870,079.
Prior Publication US 2024/0027690 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3809 (2013.01) [G02B 6/389 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
moving opposing members of a fiber optic securing clip from an open position to a closed position, wherein the opposing members are spaced apart to receive a first fiber optic strand comprising a bare end; and
based on the opposing members being in the closed position, securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand within the fiber optic securing clip comprising optically coupling the first fiber optic strand to an end of a second fiber optic strand, wherein securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand comprises securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand to the end of the second fiber optic strand with a selected gap of space separating the bare end of the first fiber optic strand from the end of the second fiber optic strand, and wherein the securing occurs without permanently joining the first fiber optic strand and the second fiber optic strand.