Receptacle and associated method for permitting the selective withdrawal of a ferrule
US5870515A · kind A · utility
17Cited by
5References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3866
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The receptacle permits selected ones of the ferrules to be withdrawn from the receptacle without disconnecting the fiber optic connector from the receptacle and without disassembling the receptacle. As such, the ferrule that is withdrawn from the receptacle can be disconnected from the corresponding ferrule of the fiber optic connector assembly without disconnecting the other ferrules from the corresponding ferrules of the fiber optic connector assembly.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.