Threaded crimping body for fiber optic termination
US5013122A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3855
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A termination for optical members comprises an alignment ferrule 1 and an optical fiber member 3 having a buffer 4 and an optical fiber 2. The alignment ferrule 10 has a tubular passagway 22 for encircling the buffer 4 and the optical fiber 2, and a tip 9 with centrally disposed aperture 13 therethrough for closely receiving an end of the fiber 2 from the tubular passsageway 22. The tubular passageway 22 of the alignment ferrule has a connection section with inwardly directed threads 32. The termination 7 further comprises a crimping body 8 of deformable, elastic material intimately surrounding the flexible buffer 4 and fiber 2. The crimping body 8 has a connection section 29 with outwardly directed threads 31 which engage with the inwardly directed threads 32 of the passageway 22 of ferrule 1.
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