Apparatus for aligning and supporting the optical fibers for an optical fiber cable assembly
US5130790A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3822
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Support apparatus for a fiber optic cable assembly which includes optical fibers having end faces, high tensile strength fibers contiguous with and generally parallel to the optical fibers, and one or more electrical conductors. A main body portion of the apparatus supports the fiber optic cable assembly and includes a central channel and posts therein, for first supporting the cable assembly, then separating the optical fibers from the high tensile strength elements and the electrical conductor, and then aligning the optical fibers on the apparatus so as to precisely position the respective end faces thereof at an outer end of the main body portion of the apparatus.
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