Patent · US Expired

Fiber optic plug connector having optical center adjustment means

US5146525A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Filing dateSep 3, 1991
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3898
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber optic plug connector incorporating an adjustable keying means for maintaining a specific relative adjustment between the engaged fiber optic cable and the body of the connector which is not disturbed by removal and reconnection to a corresponding plug. The construction includes an adjusting tool which provides for rotational increments of adjustment which cannot be accidentally altered once the adjusting tool is removed.

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