Fiber optic connector with sliding key
US5335301A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3851
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A duplex optical fiber connector terminates two single or multi-mode optical fibers of a cable and is adapted to be joined to a receptacle being polarized correspondingly to a keying element of the connector. The keying element is slidable into multiple positions so that a recess in the keying element mates with a correspondingly positioned rib of a receptacle. The recess of the keying element is positioned within a channel axially extending on the connector exterior body.
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