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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. 05, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
F Howard Levinson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Richard J McCrae, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corp., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9621 ;
Abstract
A connector for optically connecting first and second optical fiber contacts terminating first and second optical fibers includes a split ring comprising first and second split ring halves disposed around each of the contacts such that an enlarged internal bore of the split ring encloses a flange of the contact so as to allow limited relative longitudinal movement between the contact and the split ring. The split ring allows a nut to be disposed over an end of the contact prior to assembling the split ring about the contact which allows the construction to be reduced in size.