Flexible extruded cable molding system, methods, and tools

Abstract

A molding system includes a flexible cable carrier body that defines a sealing opening that provides access to an interior channel. A continuous length of the flexible cable carrier body is wrapped about a spool for storage and for ease of dispensing at a work site. The continuous length of the cable carrier body is cut to desired custom lengths during installation at the work site. An insertion tool having a plow and feeder channel can facilitate payoff of the fiber/cable into the cable carrier body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fiber optic outlet assembly, comprising:
 an enclosure defining a cavity therein;   a spool received in the cavity, the spool having first and second flanges spaced apart from one another with a core between inside surfaces of the first and second flanges and an extension extending from an outside surface of the first flange, wherein the first and second flanges and the core are all situated to rotate about a common rotation axis;   a fiber optic adapter mount on the spool;   a fiber optic cable opening extending through the enclosure for paying out fiber optic cable from the enclosure; and   a fiber optic adapter opening extending through the enclosure to provide access to a fiber optic adapter received by the fiber optic adapter mount.   
     
     
         2 . The fiber optic outlet box assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic mount is connected to the outside surface of the first flange, the fiber optic outlet assembly further comprising:
 a fiber optic adaptor received by the fiber optic adapter mount;   a first fiber optic cable having a first end connected to the fiber optic adapter;   a first portion of the first fiber optic cable extending from the first end and wrapped around the core;   a second portion of the first fiber optic cable extending through an opening in the first flange and wrapped around the core; and   a third portion of the first fiber optic cable extending through the fiber optic cable opening.