Field installable fiber optic connector
US5018818A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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