Cleaning tool for optical connectors
US6047716A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3885
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning tool includes a support substrate, a cleaning member, a shaft member where the cleaning member is connected to one end of the shaft member detachably, and support member mounted to the a support substrate for supporting the one end of the shaft member with the cleaning member so that the shaft member and cleaning member are oscillated freely in a direction which intersects perpendicularly to an axial direction of the shaft member. The cleaning tool may be used to clean an end surface of a ferrule of the optical connector.
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