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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christine B. Bund, Wuppertal, DE;
Guy J. Barthes, Cluses, FR;
Denis Dupont, St. Nazaire, FR;
Christophe Desard, Herbignac, FR;
Herve Brunet, St. Nazaire, FR;
Enrique Frutos Fernández, Madrid, ES;
Susana Lallena, Madrid, ES;
Johann G. Hajok, Bochum, DE;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of terminating an optical fiber drop cable with an optical fiber connector and said optical fiber connector are described herein wherein said optical fiber connector can be inserted into a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure to provide an environmentally sealed connection. The exemplary connector has a main body with an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body, a compression member attachable to the second end of the optical fiber connector over the compressible portion, an optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior, and an outer housing disposed over the connection portion wherein the outer housing has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.