Adapter system for fiber optic connectors
US6554482B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3825
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adapter assembly is provided for mating a fiber optic connector along an optic axis with a complementary connecting device. The assembly includes a pair of adapter halves secured together at an interface by means of a securing post projecting from one adapter half generally parallel to the optic axis and into a securing hole in the other adapter half. The securing post has a retaining hole extending transversely of the optic axis. The other adapter half has a passage extending from an outside wall into registry with the retaining hole in the securing post of the one adapter half when the post is inserted into the securing hole in the other adapter half. A securement pin is insertable through the passage in the other adapter half into the retaining hole in the securing post of the one adapter half to, thereby, secure the adapter halves in assembly.
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