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Optical fiber connector and method of assembly

US7281859B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Corning Cable Systems LLC · US

Inventors

Ronald L. Mudd · Sachse, US
Derek Johnson · Golden, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2006
Grant date	Oct 16, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3893
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for assembling an optical fiber connector comprising providing a one piece housing comprising a tailpiece and a body defining a forward first end, a rearward second end and a passage extending longitudinally therebetween, inserting a spring element into the passage through the forward first end, inserting a subassembly comprising a ferrule, a ferrule holder and a lead-in tube into the passage through the forward first end, maintaining the spring within the passage between a shoulder defined by the one piece housing and a flange of the ferrule holder, and inserting a subassembly retainer into the passage through the forward first end.

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