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Connector with a variable direction strain relief

US5138678A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 20, 1991
Grant dateAug 11, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 20, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3893
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber optic connector (1) for an optical fiber cable (2), comprising; a strain relief (3) encircling the cable (2), a housing (4), and a fixture (5) attached to the strain relief (3), the fixture (5) interlocking with the housing (4) at a stationary position angularly pointing the strain relief (3) and the cable (2) relative to the housing (4).

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