Method and apparatus for terminating a fiber optic bundle
AssigneeInternational Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
InventorMichael I. Bauerkemper
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for terminating a fiber optic bundle in which the bundle is inserted without an adhesive into the rear of a contact. An adhesive is then injected into the fiber bundle from the front of the contact and allowed to dry. The apparatus comprises a body which supports a contact containing a fiber optic bundle and an injector which is loaded with a charge of adhesive and mounted on the body in such a manner that the adhesive is forced into the interstices between the fibers in the bundle.
Claims12
A method of mounting a contact having a bore therethrough, a front mating end and a rear end on a fiber optic bundle comprising the steps of:
- inserting the bundle without an adhesive into said bore from the rear of said contact until the front face of said bundle is substantially flush with said front mating end;
- thereafter injecting an adhesive into said bundle through the opening of said bore at said front mating end;
- and
- allowing said adhesive to cure.
An apparatus for injecting an adhesive into a contact containing a fiber optic bundle comprising:
- a body having a bore therein adapted to receive said contact from one end of said bore;
- an adhesive injector having a recess therein for containing adhesive;
- and
- means for mounting said injector on said body adjacent to the other end of said bore and for causing said adhesive in said recess to be injected into the end of said contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.