Optical waveguides – Accessories – Plug/termination device
Patent
1993-11-09
1995-05-09
Gonzalez, Frank
Optical waveguides
Accessories
Plug/termination device
385134, G02B 636
Patent
active
054147905
ABSTRACT:
A combination dust cap and actuation tool for an optical fiber connector having a ferrule and an actuation mechanism for securing a fiber in the connector. The cap/tool has a body with a cylindrical extension having a cavity therein for receiving the ferrule, and a cantilever arm formed on the body, extending parallel with the extension. The cantilever arm has a boss at its distal end for forcibly contacting the actuation mechanism of the connector as the arm is moved in a direction perpendicular to the fiber axis. In this manner, the fiber may be secured to the connector without disturbing the position of the fiber. The cavity has a bottom surface which may have a depression centrally located therein, so that a fiber may be secured in the connector with the terminal end of the fiber extending a known length beyond the ferrule.
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Lee Nicholas A.
Meis Michael A.
Stone Theodore J.
Gonzalez Frank
Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Musgrove Jack V.
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