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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:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mario Polidori, Medford Lakes, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385136 ; 385134 ;
Abstract
A dead end connector comprising an elongated base with a channel extending along the length thereof, a cover with a second channel, and bolts for securing the two units together so that the channels form a bore through which a fiber optic cable is received, where each of the channels has at least one hardened steel insert with inner teeth which grip the cable and outer teeth which grip the base or cover. A vibration damper may be formed as part of the connector or as a separate piece which is attached to the connector.