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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2000
James Edward Novacoski, Yucaipa, CA (US);
Can Trong Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber terminus and a connector containing such terminus are provided, with a relatively simple unit (,) that includes the terminus body (,), a helical spring (,) lying around a shaft (,) of the terminus body, and with a retention sleeve device (,) that retains the spring on the shaft prior to mounting the terminus assembly and which thereafter slideably mounts the terminus in a connector housing so the terminus body can slide rearwardly. The shaft is provided with a recess (,) that forms a forwardly-facing shoulder (,). The retention sleeve device lies around the shaft and has at least one tine (,) that extends rearward and at least partially radially inward and against the shaft shoulder, with the tine being biased radially inward.