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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Daniel Lee Stephenson, Lilburn, GA (US);
Naif Taleb Subh, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Ruben Travieso, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Muray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical connector ( ) includes a ferrule assembly ( ) which is adapted to be received in a plug frame ( ). The ferrule assembly is held in the plug frame by a cable retention assembly ( ) which is adapted to be secured to said plug frame. A leading end of the plug frame is symmetrical in an end cross-section which is normal to a longitudinal axis of the connector. After the ferrule assembly has been assembled to the plug frame, the direction of any eccentricity of the plug passageway or of an optical fiber terminated by the ferrule assembly is determined. Then the plug frame is assembled to a housing of a grip ( ) such that the direction of eccentricity is aligned with a key ( ) of the grip. The plug frame is capable of being assembled to the grip notwithstanding the rotational orientation of the plug frame with respect to the grip. An optical connection between optical fibers terminated by two connectors is made by inserting the grip of each of the two connectors into a coupling housing ( ) so that the keys are aligned. Advantageously, portions of the connector may be factory assembled which facilitates field use of the connector to terminate optical fiber.