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Field installable fiber optic connector

US5018818A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1990
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3867
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connector employs a glass sleeve having a ceramic ferrule fixed in one end and containing an optical fiber having its presentation end factory ground. The opposite end of the glass sleeve is formed to receive a fiber during a field installation. The middle portion of the sleeve contains an elastomeric pair which receives the ends of the fibers.

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