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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. 16, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald L McCartney, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9621 ; 128633 ; 128634 ; 128664 ; 128667 ; 350 9620 ; 350 2621 ; 350 2622 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a connector body, an optical fiber mounted on the connector body and a receptacle having a cavity for receiving the connector body. The connector body has a cam surface, and the receptacle cooperates with the cam surface when the receptacle and connector body are appropriately positioned to urge the connector body farther into the cavity to place optical portions of the connector body and the receptacle into substantial engagement.