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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Markus A Giebel, Hickory, NC (US);
James P Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Dennis M Knecht, Hickory, NC (US);
Thomas Theuerkorn, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Siecor Corporation, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 72 ; 385 60 ; 385 78 ; 385 98 ;
Abstract
A splice housing assembly and an associated assembly method are provided in which the ferrule is mechanically decoupled from the splice body such that the ferrule has at least limited movement, typically in an off-axis direction, relative to the splice body. For example, the ferrule can be mechanically decoupled from the splice body by spacing the ferrule in a lengthwise direction from the splice body such that a medial portion of the first optical fiber extends between the ferrule and the splice body.