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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce K Arnold, El Toro, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9622 ; 350 9621 ;
Abstract
An alignment sleeve for insuring the lateral alignment of a pair of abutting fiber optic cable ends which are inserted into a connector in a light transmissive relationship. The alignment device is in the form of an elongated, generally tubular, relatively thin-walled, hollow sleeve having a mid-section which includes three inwardly projecting portions regularly spaced about the sleeve. The inserted fiber optic cables abut in the mid-region of the sleeve and are laterally aligned by the inwardly directed forces thereby applied.