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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xavier Clairadin, Naperville, IL (US);
Igor Grois, Northbrook, IL (US);
Thomas R. Marrapode, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Richard F. Roth, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Maurice X. Sun, Westmont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 2/500 ; B08B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 2/500 ; B08B 1/00 ;
Abstract
A system is provided for cleaning the end of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector mounted on a backplane of a chassis adapted for receiving a printed circuit board having a mating connector mateable with the fiber optic connector. A dummy circuit board is receivable by the chassis to replace the actual printed circuit board. A cleaner is mounted on the dummy circuit board for cleaning the end of the ferrule of the fiber optic connector when the dummy circuit board is received by the chassis.