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Optical fiber connector

US4484796A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1981
Grant dateNov 27, 1984
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3863
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber connector comprising a pair of plugs, a sleeve and a pair of cap nuts which is assembled at the site where optical fibers are installed, so as to connect the optical fibers with a high degree of positional accuracy. The plugs and the sleeve are molded of a composition including a synthetic resin added with a suitable content of a filler, such as glass beads.

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