Strain relief for a coated optical fiber in a connector
US6139195A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber connector having strain relief insert means to engage the buffered coating of the optical fiber cable upon the crimping of a crimp ring to cause the insert to flow in a direction toward the connector and the fiber to move toward the connector.
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