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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1994
Gerard G Walles, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Ronald J Caron, Newtown, CT (US);
James A Bleakney, Torrington, CT (US);
Gerald W Parkinson, Shelton, CT (US);
Christopher W DeWitt, East Haven, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A connecting assembly interconnects one fiber optic cable harness to another fiber optic cable harness, or to an electronic unit containing an optical transmitter or receiver. The backshell includes a coupling ring that prevents loosening of the connection without first relaxing tension on the individual fiber optic cables in the cable harness. The inability to rotate the connector end coupling ring before relaxing tension on the fiber optic cables prevents damage to the individual fiber optic cables from occurring when the backshell is rotated with respect to the connector.