Amp LLC

Charles D Hoover

Terry P Bowen

Robert G Harwood

Gilbert D Ferdon

Ronald R Schaffer

Douglas W Glover

John H Huber

Jared Nathan Worman

An electrical and fiber optic connector assembly terminates the electrical conductors and fiber optic transmission members of a cable so that the electrical conductors are electrically connected to electrical terminals latchably mounted in a housing member and for electrical connection to electrical paths of a circuit board and the fiber optic transmission members are optically connected to transmitting and sensing photoelectric devices which are mounted in the housing member and also electrically connected to electrical terminals latchably mounted in the housing member for electrical connection to electrical paths of the circuit board.

Electrical and fiber optic connector assembly

An improved connector is disclosed for interconnecting a plurality of fiber optic cables with a like plurality of fiber optic cables or optical devices, the fibers of the cables being accurately positioned within the respective connectors. The subject connector can be used for either splicing or terminating individual cables, each cable including at least one fiber, as well as connecting a plurality of light transmitting fiber bundles in a single connector assembly to transmitting and receiving devices. The subject connector includes a housing with at least one cable receiving bore therein; an assembly including an annular crimping ring, a profiled ferrule member, and a helical spring member secured to an end of each cable; and a cap member securing the ferrule members in the housing member in a spring loaded condition. The bores for receiving the fibers are accurately formed in the ferrule members by placing the ferrule member, which initially has a blind bore therein, into a bushing which annularly compresses the ferrule member and then completing the blind bore by drilling from one face or the other with conventional or laser drilling means. Greater concentricity can be achieved by rotating the ferrule member and bushing about their common axis during the drilling operation. Upon release from the bushing, the bore will expand to be larger than necessary and will allow the free passage therethrough of the optical fibers. The fibers will subsequently be compressed within the ferrule to be rigidly and accurately positioned therein.

Method of accurately positioning fiber cables within ferrules

An improved fiber optic cable termination means is disclosed which enables the use of such cable in electrical connector housings of known configurations. The present fiber optic cable termination means is adopted to be used in replacement of a standard electrical cable connector termination in a standard housing so that existing connector housings can be used in the fiber optics industry. The subject termination means also enables the hybrid use of connectors having both optical fiber cables as well as conventional electrical cables, including coaxial cables, connected thereto.

Fiber optic cable termination means

Light transmitting fiber cable connector

A device for selectively interconnecting a plurality of telephone key sets with a number of incoming telephone lines is disclosed. The device facilitates rapid and easy cross connecting of telephone key sets on specific premises with selected incoming lines without the requirement for the work to be accomplished by skilled technicians. The subject device includes a terminal station which is interconnected between incoming lines and a plurality of individual key sets located within a particular prescribed area. The interconnection of the individual sets with incoming lines is accomplished by cross connecting connectors for the individual key sets and connectors for the lines with jumper cables. The jumper cables have four or more conductors with an extra conductor being used when it is desired to have the designated key set ring.

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

Charles D Hoover