Fiber optic lighting system connector
US6139194A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3891
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic lighting system connector for coupling a fiber optic cable to another fiber optic cable, or a light source, or a light fixture. The connector includes a sleeve member having an axial bore for receiving a fiber optic cable, and a cap having an axial bore for receiving the fiber optic cable. The cap is rotatably coupled to the sleeve member, and a first ramped surface of the sleeve member is engagable with a plurality of fingers extending flexibly into the axial bore of the cap to move the plurality of fingers radially inwardly toward the fiber optic cable upon rotation of the cap. One or more teeth protruding from one or more of the plurality of fingers are engagable with the fiber optic cable to axially bias the fiber optic cable into the axial bore of the sleeve member toward another fiber optic cable, or toward a light source or light fixture conductor member retained in the axial bore of the sleeve member.
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