Patent
1983-11-14
1987-09-01
Sikes, William L.
350 9618, G02B 636
Patent
active
046904875
ABSTRACT:
The invention described is a hermetically sealed fiber optic connector that may be repeatedly coupled and uncoupled. A fiber optic connector assembly incorporating the principles and features of this invention is characterized by an optically transparent window (3), hermetically sealed (6) within a main housing (1) passage (2), a member (30, 40) mounted on each side of the window (3) having axially aligned bores (31, 41) that axially align lenses (10, 20) and their respective optical fibers (81, 83) and a lens holder assembly (70) mounted within a second housing (50) that may be uncoupled from the main housing (1).
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Hale Charles S.
Matzkin-Bridger Andrew
Morse Ronald W.
Allied Corporation
Cortina Anibal Jose
Criss Roger H.
Sikes William L.
Ullah Akm E.
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