Cable clamp assembly and method for a flat fiber optic cable

摘要

A cable clamp assembly and a cable clamp method for a flat fiber optic cable are disclosed. The assembly includes a wedge-shaped outer shell with a bottom wall having a friction inner surface with a longitudinal central recess formed therein. The flat fiber optic cable resides within the interior of the outer shell and is supported by the friction inner surface. A shim having two parallel rows of protrusions fits within the interior of the outer shell with the protrusions being in contact with the fiber optic cable. The assembly includes a wedge insert having two outer ridges that substantially align with the two rows of protrusions. When the wedge insert matingly engages the outer shell, the outer ridges press down on the protrusions, which in turn press down on the fiber optic cable mainly at the locations where longitudinal dielectric strength members reside.

主权项

1. A cable clamp assembly for securing a flat fiber optic cable having flat top and bottom surfaces and two longitudinal dielectric strength members having locations on either side of centrally located optical fibers, comprising:
a wedged-shaped outer shell having a tapered interior defined in part by a friction inner surface of a bottom wall, the friction inner surface being sized to operably support the bottom surface of the flat fiber optic cable and having a central recess that runs longitudinally and that is substantially aligned with the optical fibers; a shim disposed within the tapered interior of the outer shell and having two substantially parallel rows of protrusions that contact the flat top surface of the flat fiber optic cable, with the rows of protrusions being substantially aligned with the two longitudinal dielectric strength members; and a wedge insert having a securing feature for securing a bail cable and further having a bottom wall that defines two substantially parallel outer ridges that align with the two substantially parallel rows of protrusions of the shim when the wedge insert slidingly engages and mates with the outer shell, with the outer ridges applying a compressive force to the flat fiber optic cable through the protrusions and mainly at the locations of the respective dielectric strength members, wherein the two outer ridges are defined by the bottom wall of the wedge insert being curved.