Device for positioning optical fibers in a terminal connector for splicing two optical fiber transmission cables
US4441786A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3839
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device is provided for positioning optical fibers in a terminal connector for splicing two optical-fiber transmission cables, said device comprising an optical-fiber insertion piece having a central recess in which is fitted a terminal connector provided with grooves, and radial slits provided on the periphery of said insertion piece, and optical-fiber distribution means mounted freely rotatable on said insertion piece and having a longitudinal slit intended to come successively opposite each slit of said insertion piece, so that, by rotation of said distribution means, each optical fiber penetrates into a groove of said terminal connector through the slit of said distribution means positioned opposite a slit of said insertion piece.
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