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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Yuji Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hisano, Osaka, JP;
Katsunori Kitagawa, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Furufuji, Osaka, JP;
Yasusuke Hioki, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Hojo, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Tsukamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hisano, Osaka, JP;
Katsunori Kitagawa, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Furufuji, Osaka, JP;
Yasusuke Hioki, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Hojo, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Sanwa Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An assembly comprising a plastic optical fiber socket attachable to three modules in accordance with JIS standards and a plug; the plastic optical fiber socket including a body having a plug inlet port, a port cover mounted to the body so as to be automatically openable, a receptacle mounted to the body for connection with a plastic optical fiber cable, and a tensile retainer engaged with the body for retaining the plastic optical fiber cable; and the plug including a housing, an engagement portion fixed to the housing for engagement with the receptacle, and a beam formed on the housing, the beam made of elastic material or having an elastic structure.