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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:
May. 20, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russell H Williams, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Raritan, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9620 ; 350 9623 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber retaining member for insertion into a tubular optical cable. The retaining member includes a fiber accommodating surface for supporting the fiber and placing the fiber in frictional engagement between the inner wall of the tubular cable and the fiber accommodating surface. A plurality of fibers extending from a single cable can be supported in similar fashion with a retaining member having a plurality of fiber accommodating surfaces.