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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 cleaner is disclosed for cleaning the end of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector. The cleaner includes a housing having a mating portion for mating the cleaner with the fiber optic connector. A supply of a cleaning medium is mounted in the housing. An advancing mechanism is mounted on the housing for advancing the cleaning medium past the ferrule end of the fiber optic connector when the cleaner is mated with the connector.