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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:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2000
Can Trong Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector includes a plurality of alignment sleeves ( ) that each lies in one of the passages ( ) of a connector body ( ), with each alignment sleeve being easily replaceable. Each alignment sleeve lies in a mount sleeve ( ), with each mount sleeve having a front end with an inner flange ( ) that prevents forward movement of the alignment sleeve. Each mount sleeve has a more rearward outer flange ( ) forming a forwardly-facing shoulder ( ). A retainer ( ) includes resilient tines ( ) that abut the forwardly-facing flange shoulder to prevent forward movement of the mount sleeve, but with the tines being expandable by a special tool ( ) so the mount sleeve and alignment sleeve can be removed and replaced.
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