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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur Wallace Carlisle, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Jeffrey Harrison Hicks, Lilburn, GA (US);
Norman Roger Lampert, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 86 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber connector is disclosed for terminating an optical cable which has a plastic core and a surrounding jacket. The connector includes a body member which has a central bore extending therethrough within which is a longitudinally extending internally threaded portion dimensioned to grip the plastic jacket when the cable is screwed into the body member. The bore has a tapered section extending from the threaded portion to a cable entrant end of the body to facilitate insertion of an optical cable into the body.