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US 12,292,612 · App. 18/531,924 · Granted May 6, 2025

Cable fixation devices and arrangements with improved installation and space utilization at telecommunications enclosures

Inventors: Philippe Coenegracht (Hasselt, BE); Ward Declercq (Antwerp, BE); Samory De Zitter (Mechelen, BE)
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
G02B6/4477
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Patent No.
US 12,292,612
App. No.
18/531,924
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices, arrangements and methods for fixing telecommunications cables relative to a telecommunications closure. Features of the devices and arrangements can make more efficient use of an interior closure volume and enhance a closure's capabilities with respect to handling different types of telecommunications cables and optical fiber routing schemes.

Claims (30)

1. A cable fixation assembly, comprising:

a cable fixation body including a cable jacket fixation portion and a strength member fixation portion, the cable jacket fixation portion including first teeth configured to dig into a jacket of a cable, the cable jacket fixation portion being configured to couple to a jacket clamp, the cable jacket fixation portion defining a socket;

a jacket clamp component configured to be received in the socket to adjustably couple the jacket clamp component to the cable jacket fixation portion, the jacket clamp component including second teeth configured to dig into the jacket of the cable; and

a strength member fixation component configured to adjustably couple to the strength member fixation portion.

2. A cable fixation assembly, comprising:

a cable fixation body including a cable jacket fixation portion and a strength member fixation portion, the cable jacket fixation portion including first teeth configured to dig into a jacket of a cable, the cable jacket fixation portion being configured to couple to a jacket clamp;

a jacket clamp component configured to adjustably couple to the cable jacket fixation portion, the jacket clamp component including second teeth configured to dig into the jacket of the cable; and

a strength member fixation component configured to adjustably couple to the strength member fixation portion,

wherein the strength member fixation portion includes a track; and

wherein the strength member fixation component is configured to slide along the track to adjust a position of the strength member fixation component relative to the cable fixation body.

3. The cable fixation assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cable fixation body defines two tracks.

4. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the jacket clamp component and the strength member fixation component are separate pieces that are configured to separately couple to the cable fixation body.

5. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the jacket clamp component is configured to pivotally couple to the socket of the cable fixation body.

6. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the jacket clamp component includes a curved arm and a clamp portion, the clamp portion including the second teeth.

7. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , further comprising the jacket clamp, the jacket clamp configured to fully surround a portion of the cable fixation body, a portion of the jacket clamp component, and the cable jacket of the cable to clamp the cable to the cable jacket fixation portion of the cable fixation body.

8. The cable fixation assembly of claim 7 , further comprising the cable.

9. The cable fixation assembly of claim 7 , wherein the cable clamp is a hose clamp.

10. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the jacket clamp component is constructed of electrically conductive material.

11. The cable fixation assembly of claim 10 , wherein the material includes a metal.

12. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second teeth are configured to oppose the first teeth when the cable jacket is fixed by the cable fixation assembly.

13. The cable fixation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the strength member fixation component includes a surface configured to support a strength rod of the cable.

14. The cable fixation assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a strength member clamp body configured to cooperate with the strength member fixation component to clamp the strength rod of the cable.

15. The cable fixation assembly of claim 14 , wherein the strength member clamp body includes a press pin and a thread, the thread being configured to threadably couple to the strength member fixation component.

16. A cable fixation assembly, comprising:

a cable fixation body including a cable jacket fixation portion and a strength member fixation portion, the cable jacket fixation portion being configured to couple to a jacket clamp and including first teeth configured to dig into a jacket of a cable, the strength member fixation portion including a track;

a jacket clamp component configured to adjustably couple to the cable jacket fixation portion, the jacket clamp component including second teeth configured to oppose the first teeth when the jacket clamp component is coupled to the cable fixation body, the second teeth being further configured to dig into the jacket of the cable, the jacket clamp component being constructed of an electrically conductive material, the material including a metal;

a strength member fixation component configured to slide along the track to adjust a position of the strength member fixation component relative to the cable fixation body, the strength member fixation component including a surface configured to support a strength rod of the cable; and

a strength member clamp body configured to cooperate with the strength member fixation component to clamp the strength rod of the cable.

17. The cable fixation assembly of claim 16 , further comprising the jacket clamp, the jacket clamp configured to fully surround a portion of the cable fixation body, a portion of the jacket clamp component, and the cable jacket of the cable to clamp the cable to the cable jacket fixation portion of the cable fixation body.

18. The cable fixation assembly of claim 16 , wherein the jacket clamp component and the strength member fixation component are separate pieces that are configured to separately couple to the cable fixation body.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17798231
Provisional Application 62972864 · Feb 11, 2020
Related Publication 20240168251A1 · May 23, 2024
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