Global Patent Index - EP 1516219 A1

EP 1516219 A1 20050323 - EXIT CONDUIT FOR OPTICAL FIBRES

Title (en)

EXIT CONDUIT FOR OPTICAL FIBRES

Title (de)

AUSGANGSFÜHRUNG FÜR OPTISCHE FASERN

Title (fr)

CONDUIT DE SORTIE POUR FIBRES OPTIQUES

Publication

EP 1516219 A1 20050323 (EN)

Application

EP 03730365 A 20030611

Priority

  • GB 0302545 W 20030611
  • GB 0214882 A 20020627

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004003617A1] The invention provides an optical fibre exit conduit (10) for feeding fibre(s) from/to a main fibre conduit (12) of the type having a pair of generally upstanding sidewalls (32) terminating at respective open top edges (34); the fibre exit comprises: a fibre conduit section (20); a first engagement means (31) for mounting the fibre exit along a respective top edge of the said main conduit such that, in use, fibre(s) is/are fed through the open top of the main conduit to the conduit exit section; and a second engagement means (58) for alternatively mounting the fibre exit along a respective sidewall (32) of the conduit in the region of an opening (55) in the sidewall, such that, in use, fibre(s) is/are fed from the main conduit through the opening to the conduit section.

IPC 1-7

G02B 6/44; H02G 3/04

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 6/4459 (2013.01); H02G 3/0437 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004003617A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004003617 A1 20040108; AU 2003241046 A1 20040119; EP 1516219 A1 20050323; GB 0214882 D0 20020807

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0302545 W 20030611; AU 2003241046 A 20030611; EP 03730365 A 20030611; GB 0214882 A 20020627