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1. A protective caddy for temporarily protecting a multiple optical fiber cable assembly for a multiple optical fiber connector, during insertion of said assembly into a length of ducting, said multiple optical fiber cable assembly comprising a multiple optical fiber cable and a plurality of optical fiber connector sub-assemblies, each of said sub-assemblies comprising an optical fiber ferrule having a termination end that terminates an optical fiber extending out from said optical fiber cable, the protective caddy being in the form of an elongate body, said body comprising:
a first end and a second end, the first end, in use, being forwards of said second end relative to the direction of insertion of said assembly into said length of ducting; an axis, the axis extending between said ends; and a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion, said portions being adjacent one another along the axis whereby the first receiving portion is proximate the first end and the second receiving portion is proximate the second end;wherein the second receiving portion has an engagement feature for receiving and holding along said axis said multiple optical fiber cable and the first receiving portion has spaced radially around said axis a plurality of receptacles, each for receiving one of said optical fiber connector sub-assemblies, each receptacle having towards the first end a recess for protectively receiving said termination end of one of said optical fiber ferrules, whereby, in use, both the multiple optical fiber cable and the plurality of optical fiber connector sub-assemblies are held to the elongate body so that said termination ends are protected by said recesses during insertion of said protective caddy and multiple optical fiber cable assembly into said length of ducting. |
