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Optical fiber splice

US5341448A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 1992
Grant dateAug 23, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3803
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber splice for splicing the free ends of a pair of optical fibers together, the device including a housing and a capillary tube supported therein. Each end of the housing is formed of a chamfered surface. A collet partially sits within the tapered surface. A locking nut tightens the collet against the tapered surface tightening the collet about an optical fiber.

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