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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Nicholas Brownjohn, Buxtehude, DE;
Inventor:
Nicholas Brownjohn, Buxtehude, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus UK Limited, Bristol, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fibre optic connector assembly includes first and second parts () that can be physically connected together and separated from one another. Each connector part () including a plurality of fibres (), each for optical connection to a respective fibre of the other part. A housing () is provided within the assembly, the housing defining a plurality of passageways for housing respective optical connections of the fibres () of the first and second connector parts () and for maintaining the fibres of each each optical connection in alignment. The housing () is tethered to the first connector part () by an elongate flexible member ().