Retrofittable optic fiber contact assembly

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1985-07-15

1987-12-15

Sikes, William L.

G02B 636, G02B 726

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047128607

ABSTRACT:
An optic fiber contact assembly is described, which can be installed in a contact hole of a connector housing that was designed for holding front release electrical contacts. The assembly includes a central tube which holds the end of an optical fiber, an outer sleeve which surrounds the tube and which fits within the contact hole and is held by a front release clip therein, and a coil spring lying between the front ends of the tube and sleeve for biasing the tube forwardly. A guide sleeve clips onto the front of the tube, so the spring can be compressed between the rear end of the guide sleeve and a shoulder on the outer sleeve. The spring is pre-loaded by a clip which lies between the rear end of the outer sleeve and a shoulder formed on the rear end of the tube.

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patent: 4496213 (1985-01-01), Borsuk
patent: 4579418 (1986-04-01), Parchet
patent: 4614401 (1986-09-01), Strait

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