Locking fiber cable casing
CA 2086203 A1 · Owner: Smith, Thomas J. · Inventors: Smith, Thomas J.; Smith, Thomas J.
Overview
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A means for encasing fiber optical cable is presented which provides security, ease of installation and strength. The casing is made of two identical halves which are manufactured from standard angle iron. The two identical halves are joined together at the bottom by pinned hinges and at the top by off-set corresponding bolt holes and bolts. The pinned hinges on the bottom of the two halves allow the halves to open up so that the casing can be placed around the optical fiber cable. The two halves are then closed and clamped together to form a strong and permanent protection for the optical fiber cable, either by bolts or by the security lock. One end of the main casing has a male projection …
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- Filed December 23, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 23, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 23, 2014.
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