Insert for positioning an optical fiber and an optical fiber connector for use therewith
US5341447A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3851
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An elastic insert for receiving and securing an optical fiber within a passage of a housing, such as a ferrule of an fiber optic connector, when compacted therein by a plunger, the insert having deformable relief regions that are constructed to deform upon compaction so that the optical fiber is securely held by the insert, while controlling the forces exerted outwardly by the insert against the housing along the passage and a fiber optic connector for use with the insert.
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