US 7,603,020 B1
	Cable clamp with integrated trace and bond capability
George I. Wakileh, Batavia, Ill. (US); Jerome A. Maloney, Sugar Grove, Ill. (US); Eduardo Leon, Woodridge, Ill. (US); and Simon Shen-Meng Chen, Palatine, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Emerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, Inc., Warrenville, Ill. (US)
Filed on May 27, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/127,312.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 385—136  [385/134; 385/135]

21 Claims

1. A fiber optic cable clamp module comprising an enclosure having an opening, the enclosure including a cover coupled to the enclosure for selectively covering the opening and a conductive contact including an interior portion inside the enclosure for connection to a tracer wire attached to a fiber optic cable and an external portion at least partially outside the enclosure electrically connected to the interior portion, the conductive contact allowing an electrical connection to the tracer wire to be made through the external portion while the cover is closed and the tracer wire is connected to the interior portion, the enclosure configured to receive a jacketed portion of a fiber optic cable including a strength member into the enclosure and permit a buffer tube from the fiber optic cable to exit the enclosure when the fiber optic cable is present, the enclosure and the cover configured to cooperatively clamp the strength member within the housing when the fiber optic cable is received within the housing and the cover is covering the opening.