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AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsMelvin H. Johnson, Frank M. Willis
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A connector assembly for connecting an optical fiber cable to a socket may be used in field with the advantages of precision connection and testing found in a manufacturing facility. The optical fiber cable has a first end, and a first predetermined length of a first bare optical fiber extends from the first end. The connector assembly comprises a ferrule for holding a second optical fiber. The ferrule has a first end, a second end, a central axis extending between the first and the second end and a hole extending along the central axis. A first portion of the second optical fiber is disposed in the hole and a second portion of the second optical fiber extends from the first end of the ferrule. The connector assembly also comprises a device for splicing the second portion of the second optical fiber to the first predetermined length of the first bare optical fiber. A housing encloses the splicing device, the second portion of the second optical fiber and the first predetermined length of the first bare optical fiber. The housing provides strain relief for the first predetermined length of the first bare optical fiber and for the second portion of the second optical fiber.
A connector assembly for connecting an optical fiber cable to a socket, the optical fiber cable including a first end and a first predetermined length of a first bare optical fiber extending from the first end, comprising:
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