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US5602952A
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Packaging fibre optic components
Assignee: AOFR Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1992-08-13
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Granted: 1997-02-11
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Expires: 2012-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A fiber optic component package comprising one or more fiber optic components and an inner housing supporting the components. The components have one or more optical fibers associated therewith which extend from the housing. The fiber optic component package also has a layer that is substantially impervious to moisture including water vapor and which encloses the inner housing. The layer includes a sheet of substantially moisture impervious flexible material wrapped around the inner housing and a substantially moisture pervious sealant adhesive that serves to bond the sheet of flexible material and fills at least those regions at edges of the sheet of flexible material.
Inventors
- 👤 Scott C. Rashleigh
- 👤 Robert Brunswick
- 👤 Martin C. Elias
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 00:51
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/2804; G02B6/2821; G02B6/2835; G02B6/36; G02B6/3628; G02B6/3632; G02B6/3636
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A fibre optic component package comprising: one or more fibre optic components; an inner housing supporting said fibre optic component(s), one or more optical fibres associated with the component(s) extending from said inner housing; and an enclosure for said inner housing from which said optical fibre(s) extend, said enclosure comprising: (i) a layer which is substantially impervious to moisture including water vapour and which encloses said inner housing, said layer including a sheet of substantially moisture impervious flexible material wrapped about the housing; and (ii) a moisture impervious sealant adhesive which serves to bond said sheet of said flexible material and fills at least those regions at edges of said sheet of flexible material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A fibre optic component package comprising: one or more fibre optic components; an inner housing supporting said fibre optic component(s), one or more optical fibres associated with the component(s) extending from said inner housing; and an enclosure for said inner housing from which said optical fibre(s) extend, said enclosure comprising: (i) a layer which is substantially impervious to moisture including water vapour and which encloses said inner housing, said layer including a sheet of substantially moisture impervious flexible material wrapped about the housing; and (ii) a moisture impervious sealant adhesive which serves to bond said sheet of said flexible material and fills at least those regions at edges of said sheet of flexible material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1, wherein said sheet of flexible material is a metal foil of any suitably compliant metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 2, wherein said foil is of a thickness in the range 0.01 to 50 micron.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said inner housing is generally elongate and said sheet is wrapped about the inner homing so as to be overlapped longitudinally of the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1, wherein said sheet of flexible material encloses a volume about said inner housing, and said sealant adhesive substantially fills this enclosed volume.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1, wherein said sealant adhesive is an epoxy compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1 wherein said inner housing is of generally tubular form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 7, wherein said inner housing comprises a capsule formed from two half tubes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1 further comprising adhesive means maintaining the housing and optical fibres as an assembly, said layer also extending about such adhesive means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fibre optic component package according to claims 7 or 9, wherein said adhesive means includes adhesive deposits to seal the ends of the tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 1 further comprising an outer casing to provide physical protection for the package.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fibre optic component package according to claim 9, wherein the assembly of the inner housing and the surrounding layer is retained in said casing in a suitable filling.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of packaging a fibre optic component comprising: supporting the component in an inner housing, with one or more optical fibres associated with the component extending from the housing; and enclosing said housing in a layer which is substantially impervious to moisture including water vapour, said layer including a sheet of substantially moisture impervious flexible material wrapped about the housing, and a substantially moisture impervious sealant adhesive which serves to bond said sheet of flexible material and fills at least those regions at edges of said sheet of flexible material.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of packaging a fibre optic component comprising: supporting the component in an inner housing, with one or more optical fibres associated with the component extending from the housing; and enclosing said housing in a layer which is substantially impervious to moisture including water vapour, said layer including a sheet of substantially moisture impervious flexible material wrapped about the housing, and a substantially moisture impervious sealant adhesive which serves to bond said sheet of flexible material and fills at least those regions at edges of said sheet of flexible material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein said applying step comprises applying said sealant adhesive to the exterior of the inner housing or to the sheet of substantially moisture impervious flexible material, and wrapping the inner housing including at least a portion of the applied sealant adhesive in said sheet of flexible material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein said sheet of flexible material is a metal foil of any suitably compliant metal.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
20 words
A method according to claims 15, wherein said foil is of a thickness in the range 0.01 to 50 micron.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
30 words
A method according to any one of claims 16, wherein said sheet of flexible material is wrapped about the inner housing so as to be overlapped longitudinally of the housing.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
24 words
A method according to any of claims 14 or 16, wherein adhesive is utilised to maintain the housing and optical fibres as an assembly.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
30 words
A method according to any one of claims 17, 14 or 16, further comprising enclosing the wrapped inner housing in an outer casing for providing physical protection for the package.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 19 including retaining the assembly of the inner housing and the surrounding layer in said casing in a suitable filling.
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