High precision optical fiber connectors
US5157749A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3887
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector for an optical fiber comprising, a body (86, 86') at least one ferrule (66, 66', 68, 68') encircling a corresponding optical fiber, a coil spring (337) compressible between a flange on the corresponding ferrule and a ridge (48) of the body (86, 86'), and the corresponding ferrule extends through a recess (52) in a second ridge (46) and is pivotally moveable in the recess (52).
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