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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1978
Ralf Kersten, Rottach-Egern, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin & Munich, DE;
Abstract
A device for forming a connection between a first and second group of glass fibers with each fiber of the first group being held in alignment with a given fiber of the second group characterized by an elongated carrier member having longitudinally extending grooves and a shrinkable tube telescopically received on the elongated member. In forming the connection, the glass fibers of one group are inserted individually in separate grooves from one end of the carrier member and the fibers of the second group are inserted from an opposite end until their end faces abut and engage the end faces of the respective fiber of the first group. After insertion, the tube is shrunk such as by a heat shrinking step so that the fibers are tightly and firmly held in their respective grooves by the shrinkable tube.