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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1994
Jerry M Anderson, Austell, GA (US);
Norman R Lampert, Norcross, GA (US);
Robert W Mock, Jr, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A connector for optical fibers includes a cylindrical glass ferrule installed in a plastic base member to form a fiber-holding structure. This structure includes a small passageway along its central axis for holding an optical fiber, and is mounted within a dielectric housing that includes an opening at one end thereof from which the glass ferrule protrudes. A cylindrical spring surrounds the base member and interacts with an interior surface of the housing to urge the glass ferrule outward from the opening in the housing. The housing further includes a spring latch which is located on a single side surface thereof, which is manually operable and used to lock the connector to an associated receptacle.