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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 ;
Abstract
An optical connector housing having arm portions extending from both end sides of the face of the base end side. A space placed between the arm portions is constituted as ferrule accommodation space. An engaging portion which is engaged in an object to be connected is formed at the tip end side of the respective arm portions. A surface of an angle widening drive cam, which widens the arm portions when the ferrule is drawn to the face of the base end side, protrudes from and is formed on the inner wall of the arm portions extending from the position of the rear end face of the ferrule accommodated in the accommodation space to the base end side of the optical connector housing.