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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2007
Applicants:

Shinya Tanaka, Gotemba, JP;

Hideyuki Kageyama, Makinohara, JP;

Yoshinori Yamanashi, Makinohara, JP;

Masaaki Sawairi, Makinohara, JP;

Inventors:

Shinya Tanaka, Gotemba, JP;

Hideyuki Kageyama, Makinohara, JP;

Yoshinori Yamanashi, Makinohara, JP;

Masaaki Sawairi, Makinohara, JP;

Assignee:

Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A short chain-like ferrule structureincludes a plurality of ferrules, and an interconnecting portioninterconnecting the plurality of ferrules. This ferrule structure includes a connection portionprovided at that portion of the interconnecting portionprojecting from the ferruledisposed at one end portion of the ferrule structure, and a connection reception portionwhich is provided at that portion of the interconnecting portionprojecting from the ferruledisposed at the other end portion of the ferrule structure, and is engageable with the connection portionof another short chain-like ferrule structure. Projectionsare formed at the connection portion, and project from the interconnecting portion, and holesfor the passage of the projectionsof another short chain-like ferrule structure therethrough are formed in the connection reception portion, and extend through the interconnecting portion. The connection portionand the connection reception portionprovided respectively at any two adjacent short chain-like ferrule structuresbeforehand molded are connected together, thereby forming a chain-like ferrule structure


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