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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1994
Bryan T Edwards, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David D Erdman, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Kevin T Monroe, Harrisburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An overmolded alignment ferrule for an optical fiber connector having a high precision preformed precision portion and a lower precision overmolded body portion, the precision portion including an anti-displacement feature and a anti-flexural feature for preventing flexural, rotational or torsional movement of the precision portion relative the body portion. The overmolded alignment ferrule being formed by overmolding the body portion about the precision portion generally surrounding and embedding the anti-displacement features and the anti-flexure features and extending rearward therefrom.