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AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsRussell Frederick Gross, III, Peter Joseph Hyzin
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An optic fiber connector has a terminus (24) with a front tip (110) that lies at an initial position at which the tip is at least flush with or forward of the surrounding housing front surface (112) and which is moved rearwardly by a mating terminus (22) so the tips of the termini are halfway between front and rear ends (132, 134) of an alignment sleeve (34). The housing has a peripheral portion (120) that projects forward of the ferrule front tips to protect them even though they project forward of the housing front surface. The alignment sleeve has a short length (A) that is about three times its inside diameter (C), and a long spring (84) is used to bias the terminus forwardly and maintain a substantially constant forward force on the terminus, the spring having an initial length (B) which is at least 150% of the alignment sleeve length. A plug (96) that holds the alignment sleeve in place, has an internal bore with a rear bore portion (154) that receives the front end of the terminus body (90). A retainer (100) includes a clip holder (102) with a holder rear portion (172) surrounded by the spring.
An optic fiber connector which includes a housing having a front surface and having a plurality of through passages each passage having a terminus-holding rear passage portion and a front passage portion that holds an alignment sleeve, said connector including a plurality of optic fiber termini that each is slideable in forward and rearward directions in the corresponding passage, each terminus having a rear terminus portion lying in a corresponding rear passage portion and a ferrule projecting into said sleeve, and said connector including a plurality of springs each lying in one of said rear passage portions and around at least part of a corresponding terminus and biasing the terminus forwardly, said housing including a stop that limits forward movement of each terminus to a predetermined forward initial ferrule position, wherein;
An optic fiber connector which includes a housing with a through passage extending in front and rear longitudinal directions and with a housing front surface that surrounds said passage front end, an alignment sleeve lying in a front portion of said passage and having alignment sleeve front and rear ends, a spring lying in a rear portion of said passage, and a terminus that lies in said passage and that includes a ferrule with a front ferrule portion lying in said alignment sleeve, said ferrule having a front tip, said spring having a front portion that surrounds a portion of said terminus and said spring coupled to said terminus to urge it and its ferrule forward to a most forward initial position while allowing said ferrule to slide rearward until the ferrule tip lies halfway between said alignment sleeve front and rear ends, wherein:
An optic fiber connector which includes a housing having a front surface and having a plurality of through passages each passage having a terminus-holding rear passage portion and a front passage portion that holds an alignment sleeve, said housing front surface lying around front ends of said passages, said connector including a plurality of optic fiber termini that are slideable in forward and rearward directions in the corresponding passage, each terminus having a terminus rear portion lying in a corresponding rear passage portion and a ferrule projecting into a corresponding one of said sleeves, said housing forming stops that each limits forward movement of a corresponding terminus to a predetermined forward initial ferrule position, including:
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