PULLING TORPEDO HAVING MATING FEATURE THEREON THAT MATES WITH MATING FEATURE FORMED ON CABLE BOOT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a torpedo having mating feature that mates with a mating feature formed on the outer face of a boot disposed on the end portion of an optical fiber cable.;SOLUTION: The torpedo includes a key 40 as a mating feature and the key mates with a keyway 50 as a mating feature formed on the boot 30 of an optical fiber cable when the torpedo is mounted on the boot. The mating of the key and keyway eliminate the need to use a clamping force to ensure that the grip between the torpedo and the optical fiber cable 25 will not be lost when the torpedo is being pulled.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT