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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1992
Filed:
May. 10, 1991
Daniel L Stephenson, Norcross, GA (US);
Kenneth M Yasinski, Ellenwood, GA (US);
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Terminated arrays (22,22) of optical fibers are spliced together by a splicing device (20) which includes a housing (40). The housing includes two sidewalls (42,42) and two endwalls (46,46), each endwall adapted to have an end portion of a terminated array inserted therethrough. The end portions of the terminated arrays are received between two negative chips (33,33) disposed between two backing plates (60,60) to cause the terminated arrays to be aligned. Clamping means (70) includes two spring clips (72,72) each adapted to be disposed in an armed position to allow insertion of the end portions of the terminated arrays and then to be moved to a clamping position in which portions of the clips are in compressive engagement with the backing plates to hold the terminated arrays in alignment and in the housing.