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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1990
Robert G Poli, Campbell, CA (US);
Robert A Gutcheck, Bothell, WA (US);
V Stanton Thomas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gerald G Vurek, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector in which first and second optical fibers are aligned at a fiber interface of the connector. The first optical fiber has a beveled angle end face, and the second optical fiber has a complementary beveled angle end face. Abutting connector members are joined in a connector enclosure which enables the respective fiber end faces to abut at an angle at the fiber interface. The respective fiber end faces are joined at a vertical aligned position for the connector, also at a horizontal aligned position for the connector. Suitable alignment means provided on the connector members enable alignment of the fiber end faces at the fiber interface. In a fixed aligned position of the assembled connector, the respective fiber end faces are held in abutting and full engagement at the fiber interface, in which the vertical aligned position of the optical fibers in the connector is coincident with the horizontal aligned position thereof.