Adapted for interconnecting optical fiber connectors
US5774612A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3877
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adapter assembly is provided for interconnecting a pair of opposing optical fiber connectors generally along an optical axis. A unitary adapter housing has an axial cavity extending in a direction between opposite ends thereof. One end of the housing has a first interconnection operatively associated with a first one of the air of opposing optical fiber connectors. A unitary insert is mounted in the axial cavity of the adapter housing and includes a second interconnection operatively associated with the second of the pair of opposing optical fiber connectors at the opposite end of the housing.
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