Patent · US Expired

Optical fiber cable termination

US5048918A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1990
Grant dateSep 17, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4472
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fibre cable is terminated by stripping back the jacket a certain length, cutting away the exposed core a shorter length, positioning an organizer a short distance from the newly formed end of the core, and providing a housing bridging the core and the organizer.

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