Optical connector for optical fiber cables
US4636034A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3867
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector for optical fiber cables comprising two ferrules respectively serving to hold end portions of two optical fibers to be connected and a sleeve with a longitudinal through hole having a cross sectional shape of regular hexagon and serving to insert the ferrules thereto, the optical connector being arranged to connect the two optical fibers by respectively inserting the two ferrules to the sleeve from both ends of the sleeve so that the end portions of the two ferrules contact each other in the inside of the sleeve and also arranged that the ferrules can be inserted easily and the ends of the two optical fibers are connected properly.
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