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US 6,783,280 B2Granted
Mechanical splice optical fiber connector having a sliding actuator
AssigneeThe Siemon Company
InventorMark Viklund
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Abstract
A connector for a fiber optic cable includes: a sliding actuator; an inner housing having a first end and an inner channel, the sliding actuator is engaged with the inner housing; and a ferrule assembly having a first side and a second side, the first side is mounted to the first end of the inner housing, the ferrule assembly includes a fiber stub extending from the second side, the fiber stub extends within the inner channel.
Claims18
A connector for a fiber optic cable comprising:
- a sliding actuator;
- an inner housing having a first end and an inner channel, said sliding actuator is engaged with said inner housing;
- and
- a ferrule assembly having a first side and a second side, said first side is mounted to the first end of said inner housing, said ferrule assembly includes a fiber stub extending from said second side, said fiber stub extends within said inner channel,
- wherein said sliding actuator has an open position and a closed position, and when said sliding actuator is in said closed position, the fiber optic cable is retained at a first location and a second location and when said sliding actuator is in said open position, the fiber optic cable is not grinned at said first location and said second location,
- said sliding actuator includes an extension that is adapted for sliding said sliding actuator between said open position and said closed position and vice versa, said extension is accessible from outside of said inner housing.
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A method of terminating a first fiber optic cable, the method comprising:
- exposing an end of the first optical fiber cable;
- passing said end into a channel that is disposed in a housing;
- meeting said end with a fiber stub;
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- sliding an actuator by an extension that extends outside of said housing to a closed position so that the first optical cable is held in place by pressure at a first location and a second location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.