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Field repairable hermaphroditic connector tool

US6298190A · kind A · utility

111Cited by
7References
4Claims
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Filing dateFeb 12, 2001
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3898
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tool for inserting and removing a plug insert for the termination device includes a body, a plunger, a pin, and a spring. The body has a main aperture formed through the length of the body. The main aperture has a spring seat formed therein. The body also has a pin travel aperture formed through a diameter of the body and substantially perpendicular to the main aperture. The plunger has a large diameter region and a small diameter region. The large diameter region having a spring seat formed thereon. A portion of both the small diameter region and the large diameter region are slidable provided in the main aperture of the body. The spring is provided in the main aperture of the body. The spring surrounds a portion of the small diameter region of the plunger.

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