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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2000
David L. Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Alan J. Malanowski, Newton, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A guide block assembly is provided for retaining fiber bore forming pins and guide pin bore forming pins in precise relation to each other during the molding of a ferrule used in a multi-fiber connection. The assembly may include a top portion and a bottom portion with corresponding fiber and guide pin bore grooves formed on a surface of the top and bottom portions. When the top and bottom portions are assembled, the corresponding fiber and guide pin bore grooves form fiber and guide pin bores, respectively. The assembly may also include another portion that form additional bores with either the top or the bottom portion. A method of fabricating and aligning the guide block assembly is also disclosed.