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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:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory Alan Seeley, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 ;
Abstract
An optic fiber connector system which uses low cost plex components while providing sealing and physical protection approaching that of military type optical connectors. An assembly ( ) of a plurality of shells includes a middle shell ( ) with an internal flange ( ) having a rectangular opening ( ) that closely receives and is fixed to a plex housing ( ). Front and rear backshells ( ) extend in opposite directions from the middle shell and surround optic fiber cables ( ) that trail from plex optic fiber connectors ( ), and with rubber grommets ( ) sealed to the optic fiber cables.