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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. 17, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guido Bertoglio, Viganello, CH;
Carmelo Foglia, Pazzalo, CH;
Assignee:
Augat Inc., Mansfield, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9620 ; 174 92 ;
Abstract
A connector for a multifiber optical cable in which each of the fibers is retained on a common housing which includes receptacle portions for retaining, respectively, a fitting for the cable, and each ferrule to which respective optical fibers are secured. The housing is preferably molded of a plastic material with intergral constituents for retaining the ferrules and cable fitting. The ferrules extend from the housing and can be secured to respective optical connectors or other devices.