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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
James Edward Novacoski, Yucaipa, CA (US);
Can Trong Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector is provided with a frame mount ( ) having a passage ( ) and a terminus ( ) which extends through the passage to position an optical fiber ( ) that extends through bores in the terminus, which enables the adjustment of terminus position for optimal coupling of the fiber tip ( ) to the tip ( ) of a fiber of a mating connector. The terminus has a pair of projections ( ) and the walls of the passage have a plurality of recesses to fix the rotational position of the terminus at any of a plurality of rotational positions. The terminus is accurately oriented so its axis extends in a desired direction, by forming a largely forwardly-facing conical surface ( ) in the terminus and a corresponding rearwardly-facing conical surface ( ) in the walls of the passage, the conical surfaces serving to accurately position the terminus.