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Construction for holding optical fibers

US4491385A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 1982
Grant dateJan 1, 1985
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2006/4297
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A construction for holding optical fibers, in which at least one of the ends of an optical fiber in a cable is a free end which is slidably and rotatively mounted to a hand piece at an end of the cable so as to prevent breakage of the optical fiber during bending of the cable.

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