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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. 03, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald L McCartney, Orange, CA (US);
Frank A Marovich, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9620 ; 350 9626 ; 350320 ;
Abstract
An apparatus connectible to an instrument comprising an optical fiber for conducting light along its length and a connector body for use in coupling the optical fiber to the instrument. The connector body defines an enclosure having an entrance passage leading into the enclosure and an exit passage leading from the enclosure. The optical fiber extends through the entrance passage into the interior of the enclosure and into the exit passage. The optical fiber has an enlarged end portion which cooperates with the exit passage to retain the end portion in the exit passage.