Connector for a fiber optic cable
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsThomas Wais, Werner G. Schrott
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Abstract
Cable connector for a fiber optic cable with at least one cable seating hole to receive at least one optic fiber coated with a jacket for the purpose of tension relieving and centering the optic fiber. At least one electro-optic transducer is housed in the cable connector.
Claims16
Cable connector for a fiber optic cable comprising a cable fastening part and a cable seating part, said cable fastening part being in the form of a sleeve having an internal thread, said cable seating part housing at least one electro-optic transducer therein and having at least one cable seating hole for receiving at least one jacketed optic fiber, said cable seating hole being parallel to an external thread on the cable seating part, said cable seating part having one or more slots parallel to and communicating with said cable seating hole such that when said cable fastening part is screwed onto said cable seating part, the internal thread of said sleeve partly cuts into the jacket of said cable through said one or more slots, thereby fixing the cable.
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