Fiber optic cable end connector with clamp means

Details Fiber optic cable end connector with clamp means Fiber optic cable end connector with clamp means

1993-10-12

1994-12-06

Gonzalez, Frank

Optical waveguides

Accessories

External retainer/clamp

385139, 385 87, G02B 636

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053718275

ABSTRACT:
An end connector for connecting a fiber optic cable to a port associated with a piece of equipment, the cable having at least one optic fiber and at least one other support member surrounded by a jacket. The end connector includes a housing member having a front end and a rear end, the housing member defining a passageway extending from the rear end to the front end for passing the cable therethrough. A coupling unit is provided for coupling the housing member to the port. A clamp unit is received in the passageway and is adapted to at least partially surround the cable, the clamp unit being adjustable between an expanded state which accommodates movement of the cable with respect to the housing and a constricted state which fixedly secures the cable with respect to the housing. A clamp adjustment unit is provided for adjusting the clamp unit between the expanded and the constricted states. The clamp unit includes a barrel shaped structure having a plurality of stave-like clamp bars adapted to constrict inwardly about the cable in order to provide increasing clamping pressure on the cable as the clamp unit is adjusted to the constricted state.

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