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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:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis F Kardos, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
James T Hartley, Tustin, CA (US);
Paul F Mathews, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 72 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber connector assembly having a metal alignment sleeve for slidably receiving pin bushings of optical fiber termini to axially align the same in abutting engagement with each other to provide for good light transmission. The alignment sleeve is triangular in shape and slidably receives the pin bushings with a slight interference fit so that the sides of the sleeve are bowed slightly outwardly so that they exert a radially inwardly directed force against the bushings at three equidistant circumferential locations.