Splice protection sleeve for a plurality of optical fibers and method of installation
CA 2291200 A1 · Owner: Thomas & Betts International, Inc. · Inventors: Sarbell, John P.
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A sleeve and method are provided for protecting a splice of an optical fiber. The, sleeve includes a support member and a plurality of optical fibers with the splice and, being adjacent the support member. A heat deformable inner tube encompasses each of, the plurality of optical fibers at the splice and a heat deformable outer tube encompasses, at least partially the support member the plurality of optical fibers at the splice, and each, of the inner tubes. The method includes the acts of sliding the sleeve over a first free end, of a plurality of optical fibers such that one of the inner tubes encompasses each of the, fibers and then splicing the first free end of the plurality of …
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- Filed November 29, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 29, 2019.
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