Device for positioning and retaining optical fibers in a layer
US5416882A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3636
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device for positioning and retaining optical fibers in a layer including firstly a channel-section base having two L-shaped slots disposed facing each other in the respective flanges of the base, and adapted to positioning the fibers in a layer in the respective horizontal segments of the slots, secondly a grooved guide surface for guiding the fibers, the surface interconnecting the horizontal segments of said slots, and thirdly retaining means for retaining the fibers on the grooved surface. Application: handling and connecting together optical fibers.
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