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US 11,906,796 B2Granted
Optical fiber connector
AssigneePrecision Optics Corporation
InventorsJoseph N. Forkey, Bruce M. Radl
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector is provided. A receptacle has an angled interior surface that acts to guide an optical fiber into the correct position as a jack is inserted into the receptacle.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle with an interior having an angled shape that narrows from an outer opening towards a termination point, the receptable having a first surface having a first shape;
- a jack sized to mate with the receptacle, the jack having a second surface having a second shape, a first optical fiber extending through an end portion of the jack, wherein the end portion has a third shape, so that, when the first surface is brought into contact with the second surface, a first distal end of the first optical fiber is at the termination point, wherein the jack is a single piece.
An apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle_having a first surface, the receptacle having angled interior sides configured to guide an optical fiber extending from a end of single piece jack having a second flat surface the angled sides shaped so that when the first surface is in contact with the second surface, an end of the optical fiber is located at a predefined termination point in the receptacle.
An apparatus comprising:
- a receptable having a first surface, the receptacle having angled interior sides configured to align an optical fiber with a predefined termination point;
- a jack having a second surface, the jack having the optical fiber extending therefrom, a distal end of the optical fiber being at a predefined distance from the second surface, wherein when the first surface is in contact with the second surface, the distal end of the optical fiber is located at the termination point.
An apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle with an interior having an angled shape that narrows from an outer opening towards a termination point, the receptable having a first surface having a first shape;
- a jack sized to mate with the receptacle, the jack having a second surface having a second shape, a first optical fiber extending through a flat end portion of the jack so that, when the first surface is brought into contact with the second surface, a first distal end of the first optical fiber is at the termination point, wherein the jack is a single piece.
An apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle with an interior having an angled shape that narrows from an outer opening towards a termination point, the receptable having a first surface having a first shape;
- a jack sized to mate with the receptacle, the jack having a second surface that is flat, a first optical fiber extending through an end portion of the jack, the end portion of the jack having a third shape, so that, when the first surface is brought into contact with the second surface, a first distal end of the first optical fiber is at the termination point, wherein the jack is a single piece.
An apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle with an interior having an angled shape that narrows from an outer opening towards a termination point, the receptable having a first flat surface;
- a jack sized to mate with the receptacle, the jack having a second surface having a second shape, a first optical fiber extending through an end portion of the jack, the end portion of the jack having a third shape, so that, when the first flat surface is brought into contact with the second surface, a first distal end of the first optical fiber is at the termination point, wherein the jack is a single piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.