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US 4,902,094 AGranted
Hybrid plug assembly
AssigneeGTE Products Corporation
InventorJeffrey B. Shank
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Abstract
A hybrid plug assembly including a first connector and a concentric second connector for use in precision interfacing two different types of fiber optic connectors within a tubular adapter containing an alignment sleeve.
Claims19
A hybrid plug assembly comprising:
- a first coupling comprising a cylindrical portion at one end and a conical portion at an opposite end, said cylindrical portion including an outer surface having at least one flat area, said cylindrical portion comprising a first cylindrical cavity at said one end, said conical portion comprising a second cylindrical cavity at said opposite end, said second cylindrical cavity being of smaller diameter than said first cylindrical cavity, and a conical cavity extending within said first coupling, said conical cavity tapering from said first cylindrical cavity to said second cylindrical cavity;
- and,
- a second coupling comprising an externally threaded cylindrical member having an internal cylindrical surface defining a cylindrical chamber extending from a first end of said threaded cylindrical member to an opposite second end of said threaded cylindrical member and including at least one flat region, said first coupling extending through said cylindrical chamber such that said at least one flat area is keyed to said at least one flat region, said conical portion extends from said opposite second end, said cylindrical portion extends from said first end, and said first cylindrical cavity, said second cylindrical cavity, said conical cavity and said cylindrical chamber are concentric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.