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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:
Apr. 20, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9620 ; 350 9626 ;
Abstract
A connector for a light guide cable of an endoscope comprises a connector body having one end connected to a light guide cable and the other end flush with a light-receiving face of a light guide inserted in the connected body, an electrically insulating member surrounding the connector body, and contacts embedded in the outer surface of the insulating member. None or almost none of its members protrude from the forward end or the outer periphery of the connector, whereby the connector may be fitted into a receptacle in fluid-tight fashion and can be easily cleaned and fully dried after cleaning.