Patent · US Expired

Connector having axially slit end for gripping optical fiber

US4779949A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateApr 1, 1986
Grant dateOct 25, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3878
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a connector for optical fiber used for optical communication parts, especially to a plug of the connector, comprising an inner tube into which an endportion of an optical fiber cord, whose cover is peeled off, is inserted and which is formed with axial slittings; and an outer tube being fitted onto the inner tube and made of a solid material, the inner tube being reduced in diameter at the portion having the slittings, thereby fixing the optical fiber thereto.

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