Fiber optic star and transmission assembly

A fiber optic star and transmission assembly for transmitting optical signals from a plurality of input optic fibers to a plurality of output optic fibers comprising:

• a female connector body having a plurality of openings therethrough for retaining and positioning a plurality of input and output optic fibers therein and with the fibers having jacketed and stripped end portions projecting forwardly of the connector body,
• a convergence connector body having a pair of central cavities at its rearward portion and vertically extending linear slots at its forward end, the cavities each including semi-circular grooves at different spaced locations in communication therewith and which are in communication with the linear slots, wedge means shaped complementary with the cavities in said convergence connector body and having semi-circular recesses adjacent the semi-circular grooves in the body when the wedge means is inserted into the cavity to define passageways, said optic fibers being insertable through said passageways defined by the grooves and semi-circular recesses in the wedge means, said passageways guiding the jacketed and stripped ends of the optic fibers into the linear slot at the forward end of the convergence connector so that the optic fiber end faces are linearly arrayed, said female connector being slidably connectable to said convergence connector and abuttingly engaging the convergence connector to retain the wedge means in place when connected thereto, a ribbon retainer housing for housing a fiber optic ribbon whose ends are linear and are aligned with the stripped ends of the input and output optic fibers, means slidably connecting the ribbon retainer housing to the convergence housing so that the ends of the ribbon and the linearly arrayed input and output optic fibers are in abutting engagement, a hollow cover means for receiving the ribbon housing, convergence connector housing and the female connector, said cover means and the female connector having cooperating means for latching the cover to the female connector to maintain all of these parts connected together.