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US 5,040,867 AGranted
Slide fit optical connector having end cap to prevent rotation
AssigneeSiecor Corporation
InventorsMichael de Jong, David L. Dean
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector having a slotted housing has an interior ribbed member projecting through the housing slot. A dust cap is rotatably fixed to the housing to prevent rotation while a tool slides a locking member over the housing slot to force the ribbed member inwards, centering optical fibers. A portion of the connector is factory built so that users need use no epoxies or curing devices.
Claims8
A fiber optic connector, comprising:
- (a) a longitudinally extending housing having an inner surface delimiting a first space, said housing having an outer surface and a first slot extending from the outer surface to the inner surface;
- (b) a first body carried by the housing within the first space, the first body having a first rib extending through the first slot;
- (c) a locking member carried on the outer surface of the housing adapted to slide in the longitudinal direction of the housing from a first position not covering the slot to a second position covering the slot;
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- (d) securing means for holding the locking member in the second position to force the first rib radially inward with respect to the housing.
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