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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. 13, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 93 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber connector designed so as to reduce the number of assembly steps and the number of component parts to reduce the manufacturing cost while maintaining improved characteristics under certain environmental conditions. The optical fiber connector has a sleeve fitted to a ferrule of a plug, a clamper engaged with the plug to hold the same, and a housing in which the clamper is held. The clamper is formed of a synthetic resin and has elastically-deformable leg portions and engaging portions. Engaging projections 16g to be engaged with the engaging portions of the clamper to hold the clamper in the housing are provided in the housing.