Fiber optic clamp
US4448481A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/383
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber clamp comprises two clamping portions with rounded fiber clamping surfaces for clamping an optical fiber therebetween. Each clamping portion includes a semicylindrical projection which extends normal to the axis of the clamped fiber and is complimentary to the projection of the other clamping portion to form a laterally extending support stud when a fiber is clamped. The stud is inserted in a mounting block to secure the fiber a fixed distance above and parallel to the upper surface of the mounting block. A cantilevered fiber support extends from the first and second clamping portions and comprises a three-quarter round cylindrical section extending from one side of the first clamping portion and a reversed three-quarter round cylindrical section extending from the opposite side of the second clamping portion. The clamping portions are preferably interconnected by a hinge portion in a unitary structure to facilitate wrapping the clamping portions about a fiber.
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