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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Robert Elvin Barnette, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
David Lee Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Matthew Wade Smith, Lenoir, NC (US);
Wesley Allan Yates, Lenoir, NC (US);
Robert Elvin Barnette, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
David Lee Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Matthew Wade Smith, Lenoir, NC (US);
Wesley Allan Yates, Lenoir, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic assembly includes a connector and a cover bonded to an end face of the connector. The connector includes a ferrule, where an optical fiber extends through the ferrule and to the end face of the connector. An end of the optical fiber is polished proximate to the end face. The cover is bonded directly to the end face of the connector, and overlays the polished end of the optical fiber such that the cover protects the optical fiber, limits access of dust to the end face of the connector, and draws loose particulates from the end face upon removal of the cover.