Fiber optic connector assembly
US4798440A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4292
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic connector assembly of the type for positioning fiber optic connectors relative to light-emitting and light-sensing members comprises a receptacle mountable onto a printed circuit board and in which the light-emitting and light-sensing members are disposed. A housing in which fiber optic connectors terminated onto fiber optic transmission members are mounted in a spring-biased condition and is latchably connected to the receptacle. The fiber optic connectors are disposed on the housing a connector-carrying member is latchably secured in the housing placing the fiber optic connectors under spring tension thereby forming a fiber optic plug which is disposed in the receptacle and latched thereto with the fiber optic connectors positioned adjacent the light-emitting and light-sensing members.
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